Result: Because this study aimed to investigate the effect of
RT mutations on
HCC, we then selected 11 mutations (
A799G,
T843C,
T870C,
T895A,
T906R,
C936T,
A942S,
A987G,
T1055A,
T1069A, and
T1071C) that did not affect
HBsAg function as candidates for further validation assays.