The difference of HBV genotype may not be caused by sex. In the patient of CHB, genotype C can easily cause serious disease of liver and genotype B can easily occur immune escape which resulted in slight state of an illness.

• 在CHB患者中,性别不是基因型构成差别的因素,C基因型易引起较重的肝脏病变,B型易发生免疫逃逸,致病情较轻。