Result: Notably, the frequency of the
G1896A mutation in the
HBeAg-negative child patients was significantly lower than in the
HBeAg-negative adult patients (41.1% vs 91.7%, P < 0.001), and similar results were also observed for other
BCP/
precore mutations such as
A1846T (17.8% vs 37.5%, P = 0.010) and the
G1899A substitution (7.8% vs 20.8%, P = 0.026).
Result: Notably, the higher mutation ratio in the adult patients than in the child patients for these combined mutations (
G1896A/
A1846T: 35.4%vs12.2%, P<0.001;
G1896A/
G1899A: 18.8%vs4.6%, P = 0.015;
G1896A/