Abstract: Among participants with a baseline HBV DNA level of at least 10(4) copies/mL,
HCC incidence per 100 000 person-years was higher for those with the
precore G1896 (wild-type) variant than for those with the
G1896A variant (955.5 [95% CI = 749.0 to 1201.4] vs 269.4 [95% CI = 172.6 to 400.9]) and for those with the
BCP A1762T/
G1764A double mutant than for those with
BCP A1762/G1764 (wild-type) variant (1149.2 [95% CI = 872.6 to 1485.6] vs 358.7 [95% CI = 255.1 to 490.4]).
Introduction: The common
precore mutation (
G1896A), mutations in
enhancer II (
C1653T) and the
basal core promoter (
T1753V and the double mutations,
A1762T,
G1764A), and deletions in the
pre-S region have been reported to be associated with the development of
HCC.
Result: Almost all mutations at nt 1653 and nt 1753 are co-incident with the
A1762T,
G1764A mutations.
Result: Of the 2998 recruited initially, 740 were excluded: 638 because the
BCP sequences could not be determined at baselin