Abstract: In univariate analysis, seronegativity for hepatitis B
envelope antigen (
HBeAg) and mutations in both the
precore (
G1896A and/or
G1899A) and
core promoter (
T1753A/C and/or
T1754C/G and/or
A1762T/
G1764A) were associated with
FH (odds ratio [OR], 5.60; P=0.0269 and OR, 52.0; P=0.0006; respectively).