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Table 4 Distribution of HBV subgenotype B and C in different areas of China

From: A type-specific nested PCR assay established and applied for investigation of HBV genotype and subgenotype in Chinese patients with chronic HBV infection

 

Sub-genotype B% (m/n)

Sub-genotype C% (m/n)

 

B1

B2

B1 + B2

BN

C1

C2

C1 + C2

East

 

96.4 (27/28)

3.6 (1/28)

 

0.9 (1/106)

99.1 (105/106)

 

West

28.6 (4/14)

42.9 (6/14)

21.4 (3/14)

7.1 (1/14)

 

93.1 (27/29)

6.9 (2/29)

South

 

100 (24/24)

  

39.3 (24/61)

54.1 (33/61)

6.6 (4/61)

North

 

100 (4/4)

   

100 (182/182)

 

Center

 

100 (2/2)

   

100 (60/60)

 

Total

5.6 (4/72)

87.5 (63/72)

5.6 (4/72)

1.4 (1/72)

5.7 (25/438)

92.9 (407/438)

1.4 (6/438)

  1. N: the strain that could not be subgenotyped by nPCR.