Table 2

Genotypes and subtypes of the "a" determinant of HBV strains from asymptomatic and symptomatic cases, determined by both reverse hybridization and sequencing techniques.




Genotyping of "a" determinant







Reverse hybridization
Sequencing

Patient
Diagnosis
Viral load (copies/ml)
Bands stained
Genotype
Genotype/Subtype
Mutations

HBV1
Asymptomatic
477
11,15
H
H/adw4q+
Y100N
HBV2
Asymptomatic
3330
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV3
Asymptomatic
7350
11,15
H
H/adw4q+
Q129H
HBV5
Asymptomatic
32700
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV19
Asymptomatic
43100
15
ID*
H/adw4q+

HBV20
Asymptomatic
5750
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV22
Asymptomatic
10300
8,9
C
H/adw4q+

HBV24
Asymptomatic
1010
11,15
H
H/adw4q+
N146K
HBV25
Asymptomatic
4500
8,9,11,15
C/H
H/adw1q+
T126I
HBV26
Asymptomatic
8470
8,9,11,14,15
C/F/H
H/adw4q+

HBV29
Asymptomatic
3650
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV30
Asymptomatic
869
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV32
Asymptomatic
2030
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV35
Asymptomatic
215
8,9
C
C/adrq+

HBV37
Asymptomatic
19000
11
ID
H/adw4q+

HBV38
Asymptomatic
3920
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV43
Asymptomatic
5990
14,15
F
H/adw4q+

HBV48
Asymptomatic
20400
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV49
Asymptomatic
<200
none
ID
H/adrq+

HBV50
Asymptomatic
428
none
ID
H/adw4q+

HBV62
Asymptomatic
12100
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV7
Chronic hepatitis
682000
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV9
Chronic hepatitis
>200000
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV10
Chronic hepatitis
3970000
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV11
Chronic hepatitis
8070
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV12
Chronic hepatitis
<200
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV13
Chronic hepatitis
<200
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV14
Chronic hepatitis
<200
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV15
Chronic hepatitis
2560000
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV16
Chronic hepatitis
139000
11,15
H
H/adw4q+
F93I
HBV17
Chronic hepatitis
8480
11,15
H
H/adw4q+

HBV18
Chronic hepatitis
3260
11,15
H
H/adw4q+
A128V
HBV21
Chronic hepatitis
6440000
8,9,11,15
C/H
C/adrq+


Ruiz-Tachiquín et al. Virology Journal 2007 4:6   doi:10.1186/1743-422X-4-6