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Genetic polymorphisms and resistance mutations of HIV type 2 in antiretroviral-naive patients in Burkina Faso.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 2007
Ruelle Jean, Sanou Mahamoudou, Liu Hsin-Fu, Vandenbroucke Anne-Thérèse, Duquenne Armelle, Goubau Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Natural polymorphisms in the pol gene of HIV-2 may influence the susceptibility to antiretroviral drugs and the choice of treatment. We collected samples in centers for anonymous HIV testing in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in patients supposedly naive for any antiretroviral treatment. Eighty-four samples were first tested as HIV-2 positive in Burkina Faso and then shipped to Brussels, Belgium, for confirmation of...
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