Abstract: By multivariate analysis, high level (>10(5)copies/mL) of serum HBV DNA was inversely associated with the presence of mutations in CTL epitopes of
HBc (OR: 0.11, p=0.015), while it was directly associated with the presence of promoter double
T(1762)A(1764) mutations together with G(1757) (OR: 16.87, p=0.004).