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The maturation inhibitor bevirimat (PA-457) can be active in patients carrying HIV type-1 non-B subtypes and recombinants.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Yebra Gonzalo, Holguín Africa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bevirimat (PA-457) is the first candidate of a new family of antiretroviral drugs, the maturation inhibitors. Its action is based on disruption of the protease cleavage of the Gag precursor region. Six resistance mutations have been described and analysed in virus from both treatment-naive and protease inhibitor (PI)-experienced patients, but only in the subtype B of HIV type-1 (HIV-1) virus. Thus,...
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