Abstract: Results confirmed by multivariable analysis correcting for patients'demographics, HBV-DNA, ALT and infection-status.In genotype-D, specific C-terminus mutations (
V190A-
S204N-
Y206C-
Y206F-
S210N) significantly correlate with
HBsAg<1000IU/ml(P-value from <0.001 to 0.04).
Discussion: Indeed, in in vitro experiments, both
S210N and
S210N +
F220L determined a significant decrease in
Discussion: Nevertheless, the decrease observed for S210N + F220L was not significantly stronger than that observed for S210N, paralleling results observed in patients.