Abstract: Specifically, a mutant strain showing a
G-to-A substitution at nucleotide 83 in the
pre-C region, or a mutant strain showing an
A-to-T substitution at nucleotide 1762 and a
G-to-A substitution at nucleotide 1764, was detected in only two of eight cases (25%) from the HBeAb-positive carriers with documented seroconversion before age 6.