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Hepatitis C virus drug resistance and immune-driven adaptations: relevance to new antiviral therapy.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 2009
Gaudieri Silvana, Rauch Andri, Pfafferott Katja, Barnes Eleanor, Cheng Wendy, McCaughan Geoff, Shackel Nick, Jeffrey Gary P, Mollison Lindsay, Baker Ross, Furrer Hansjakob, Günthard Huldrych F, Freitas Elizabeth, Humphreys Isla, Klenerman Paul, Mallal Simon, James Ian, Roberts Stuart, Nolan David, Lucas Michaela
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The efficacy of specifically targeted anti-viral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) (STAT-C), including HCV protease and polymerase inhibitors, is limited by the presence of drug-specific viral resistance mutations within the targeted proteins. Genetic diversity within these viral proteins also evolves under selective pressures provided by host human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-restricted immune...
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