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Cytomegalovirus UL97 mutations in the era of ganciclovir and maribavir
28 Mar 2008
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the human CMV UL97 kinase gene are a major mechanism of viral resistance to two anti-CMV drugs, ganciclovir (GCV) and maribavir (MBV). GCV, the most widely used and established therapy for CMV, is a substrate for the UL97 kinase. Well-characterised GCV-resistance mutations at UL97 codons 460, 520 and 590-607 impair the phosphorylation of GCV that is necessary for its antiviral activity, presumably by...
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