Abstract: RESULTS: The
pre-S deletion and 12 point mutations, namely, the
pre-S2 start codon mutation,
T53C in the
pre-S2 gene,
T766A in the
S gene,
G1613A,
C1653T,
A1762T,
G1764A in the
X gene, and
G1899A,
C2002T,
A2159G,
A2189C, and
G2203W (A or T) in the
pre-C/
C gene, showed close associations with