Abstract: When frequency of
core immune escape mutations was compared among
CHB and decompensated patients, and
cT12S: (27 vs. 10%, p < 0.05),
cS21T (16 vs. 1.35%, p < 0.01),
cT67P/N: (20 vs. 4%, p < 0.001),
cE113D (11.37 vs. 1.35%, p < 0.05), and
cP130T/Q (7 vs. 0%, p < 0.001) mutations were found to be significantly higher in decompensated patients.