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Opposite effect of two cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase mutations on replicative capacity and polymerase activity.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2010
Martin Mélanie, Azzi Arezki, Lin Sheng-Xiang, Boivin Guy
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BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections cause significant morbidity in immunocompromised hosts. The aim of this study was to characterize the role of two HCMV DNA polymerase mutations (K805Q and T821I) found in a ganciclovir- and foscarnet-resistant clinical isolate from an AIDS patient. METHODS: The effects of single and dual DNA polymerase mutations on virus susceptibility and replicative capacity,...
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