Result: It was found that the variant genotype (TC) of rs1234220 was significantly associated with increased frequencies of HBV mutations
A1652G (AOR = 4.16, 95% CI = 1.64-10.55),
C1673T (AOR = 2.40, 95% CI = 1.02-5.66), and
C1730G (AOR = 2.34, 95% CI = 1.02-5.39) in genotype B
HBV-infected subjects.