Result: When
LC patients were the control, HBV subgenotype B2-associated mutation patterns (
C1810T,
A1846T,
G1862T, and
G1896A) close to the
precore region were independent risk factors for
HCC.
Discussion: The
C1810T,
A1846T,
G1862T, and
G1896A mutations most likely result in crude expression of
HBeAg and accumulation of the
HBeAg precursor in the endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi apparatus of the cell.