Introduction: Based on the stability of the encapsidation signal (nt 1847-1907) it has been established that genotypes carrying 1858T (B, C2, C3, D, E, F1 and F4) favor the emergence and selection of
G1896A, whereas the double mutation
A1762T/
G1764A in the
BCP is more prone to occur in those genotypes carrying 1858C (A, C1, F2, F3 and H).
Result: In brief, those patients infected with sgF4 and gD mutated
G1896A more frequently than
A1762T/
G1764A (p = 0.007 and p<0.001 respectively), whereas those patients carrying sgF1b and sgA2 had the opposite mutation pattern, showing higher rates of mutations in positions 1762 and 1764 than in 1896 (p = 0.013 and p = 0.010 respectively).