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A brief overview of mechanisms of mitochondrial toxicity from NRTIs.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Jan 2000
Kohler James J, Lewis William
Abstract excerpt
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) in combinations with other antiretrovirals (highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART) are the cornerstones of AIDS therapy, turning HIV infection into a manageable clinical entity. Despite the initial positive impact of NRTIs, therapeutic experience revealed serious side effects that appeared to originate in the mitochondria and which ultimately manifested as...
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