Introduction: 127 (isoleucine to asparagine/serine/threonine),
130 (lysine to methionine),
131 (valine to isoleucine), and
132 (phenylalanine to tyrosine), which might affect the biological activity of
HBx.18, 19 However, the potential role of
HBx Combo mutations in hepatocarcinogenesis is largely unknown.