Article
Mutational patterns of paired blood and rectal biopsies in HIV-infected patients on HAART.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2003
Monno Laura, Punzi Grazia, Scarabaggio Teresa, Saracino Annalisa, Brindicci Gaetano, Fiore José Ramon, Iambrenghi Onofrio Caputi, Di Stefano Mariantonietta, Pastore Giuseppe, Angarano Gioacchino
Abstract excerpt
Blood and concurrent rectal biopsy samples of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-positive highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-treated patients were tested for genotypic resistance by direct sequencing of reverse transcriptase (RT) and protease (PR) regions to compare the pattern...
Topics
- Adult
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- HIV Protease
- HIV Reverse Transcriptase
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Male
- Mutation
- RNA, Viral
- Rectum
- Sequence Analysis