Abstract: RESULTS: The mutations
rtF166L/
sF158Y (lamivudine-associated, compensatory) and
rtl169T/
sF161L (entecavir-associated, primary) acting alone, and the mutations
rtV173L/
sE164D (lamivudine-associated, compensatory) and rtSilent/
sD144E (antibody escape-associated) each when combined with
rtM204V/
sl195M (lamivudine-associated, primary) led to decreases in antibody reactivity to epitopes in the first or second loop, or in both loops.