Patients with high pAKT expression or infection with TACO mutant HBV exhibited 1.6- (P = 0.002) and 1.9-fold higher (P = 0.001) microvessel density (MVD) than patients with low pAKT levels or patients who did not harbour a TACO mutant HBV infection, respectively (Fig. 3c). The gene discussed is CORO1A; the disease is infection.