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Mitochondrial damage and DNA depletion in cord blood and umbilical cord from infants exposed in utero to Combivir
1 Apr 2004
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Although most uninfected infants born to women infected with HIV-1 show no clinical evidence of mitochondrial compromise, mitochondrial dysfunction has been reported in children born to women receiving zidovudine and/or lamivudine during pregnancy. In this pilot study we examined mitochondrial integrity in HIV-1-uninfected infants born to HIV-1-infected women receiving Combivir during pregnancy....
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