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Placenta and Cord Blood Mitochondrial DNA Toxicity in HIV-Infected Women Receiving Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors During Pregnancy
1 Apr 2003
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies of pregnant women and animal models have raised concerns regarding potentially serious mitochondrial toxicity-related side effects in infants born to mothers who received nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) during their pregnancy to prevent HIV-1 perinatal transmission. The aim of this study was to assess mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content of cord blood and placenta in HIV-infected...
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