Table 3

Quantification of HBV DNA integrations involving intron/exon human regions by droplet digital PCR

Patient no.Human genomic regions*HBV regionsNumber of HBV integrations/1000 hepatocytes†
39ELAC2 intron-10HBx8
40IFITM1 intron-1HBx4
IFITM1 intron-1Core5
44NUP85 intron-3Pol3
62ANKRD52 intron-7Pol158
ANKRD52 intron-7HBx157
75AGBL5 intron-12HBx/Core7
83NR3C1 exon-5HBx4
84CYP2U1 intron-4HBx0.5
  • *The human genomic regions involved in HBV integrations were retrieved by ANNOVAR software.

  • †HBV integrations were quantified by digital droplet PCR assays.

  • HBx, hepatitis B X protein.