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Protease inhibitor-resistant hepatitis C virus mutants with reduced fitness from impaired production of infectious virus.
Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2011
Shimakami Tetsuro, Welsch Christoph, Yamane Daisuke, McGivern David R, Yi Minkyung, Zeuzem Stefan, Lemon Stanley M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Several small molecule inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural protein (NS) 3/4A protease have advanced successfully to clinical trials. However, the selection of drug-resistant mutants is a significant issue with protease inhibitors (PIs). A variety of amino acid substitutions in the protease domain of NS3 can lead to PI resistance. Many of these significantly impair the...
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