Article
Genotypic determination of HIV tropism - clinical and methodological recommendations to guide the therapeutic use of CCR5 antagonists.
AIDS reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Poveda Eva, Alcamí José, Paredes Roger, Córdoba Juan, Gutiérrez Félix, Llibre Josep María, Delgado Rafael, Pulido Federico, Iribarren José Antonio, García Deltoro Miguel, Hernández Quero José, Moreno Santiago, García Federico
Abstract excerpt
The approval of maraviroc (Selzentri®), the first CCR5 antagonist, with specific antiviral activity against CCR5 (R5)-tropic HIV variants, has promoted the determination of HIV coreceptor usage in the clinical setting. The phenotypic assay Trofile™, which is based on recombinant virus technology, has been the most widely used diagnostic test, given that it was the only assay which provided tropism information in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
