Abstract: The
C1505A mutation in
X region,
T1753V and
A1762T/
G1764A mutations in the
basal core promoter region and
C1858T in
precore (
PC) region were frequent and only detected in patients with
ALD (28.9, 40, 73.5 and 17.6%, respectively), whereas the
G1896A mutation in the
PC region was frequently detected in HBV carriers.