Result: Six (24%) of the study sequences had
preC start codon mutations: three (3321, T033, and N60) had
A1814C, two (3354 and 3658) had
A1814T, and one (3269) had
G1816T.
Discussion: However,
preC start codon mutations noted in this study have also been reported in published data from South Africa (
A1814C/T,
T1815C/A), and in patients from Cameroon who were infected with HBV genotype A3 (
A1814C and
A1814T).