Article
High prevalence of secondary resistance mutations in Venezuelan HIV-1 isolates.
Investigacion clinica - 1 Mar 2006
Dieudonne Mariacarolina, Garzaro Domingo, Torres Jaime, Naranjo Laura, Suárez José Antonio, Castro Julio, Martínez Nahir, Castro Erika, Berrueta Lisbeth, Salmen Siham, Devesa Marisol, Rangel Héctor R, Pujol Flor Helene
Abstract excerpt
The genetic variability was studied in HIV-1 from Venezuelan patients with and without treatment, in order to evaluate the presence of polymorphisms and drug resistance mutations. Proviral DNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells or viral RNA from plasma was extracted from the blood of 30 pati...
Topics
- Adult
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Female
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Prevalence
- Venezuela
