Result: As a whole, 10 sequences showed neither common point mutation nor the
1862 G to T point mutation which would explain the anti-
HBe phenotype.
Result: The
1862 G to T point mutation, which has been proposed to contribute to the anti-
HBe phenotype, was found in four genotype A sequences, two of them (A5, A6) with common point mutations and the two others (A3, A9) without.