Table 3

Frequency of aminoacid variants in the "a" determinant of HBsAg in strains from asymptomatic and symptomatic Mexican carriers.

amino acid variant
% in asymptomatic (n = 21)
% in symptomatic (n = 12)

T113S
79
92
S114T
84
92
R122K
95
100
I126T
95
92
P127V
5
0
P127L
79
92
A128V
0
8
P129L
5
0
Q129H
5
0
I150R
5
0
F158H
5
0
A159P
5
0
A159G
47
92
R160E
5
0
R160K
42
83
R160N
0
8
F161S
5
0
F161Y
42
83
L162Y
5
0
E164A
5
0
S167G
5
0
V168A
16
42
R169F
5
0

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