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Evolution of the HIV-1 protease region in heavily pretreated HIV-1 infected patients receiving Atazanavir.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2008
Vergani Barbara, Cicero Mirko Lo, Vigano' Ottavia, Sirianni Francesca, Ferramosca Stefania, Vitiello Paola, Di Vincenzo Paola, Pia De Pasquale Maria, Galli Massimo, Rusconi Stefano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous in vitro studies indicated that Atazanavir (ATV) has a distinct resistance profile than other protease inhibitors (PIs). In treatment-experienced patients ATV resistance is characterised by the accumulation of at least four mutations among those that confer cross-resistance to the PIs. OBJECTIVE: We studied the evolution of PIs resistance mutations in 10 HAART-failed patients undergoing ATV...
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