Abstract: RESULTS: Three HBV variants (
T123A,
M133L and
T143M) and a wild type sequence were analyzed together with frequently emerged variants
T123N,
M133I,
M133T,
M133V, and
T143L.
Discussion: The trend in
M133I/T/V can also be correlated with the differential amino acid properties, with similar changes between
M133I and
M133V that involve similarly-sized non polar Met, Ile, and Val; and slightly more significant antigenic alteration in
M133T, in which there is a change from Met to polar Thr.