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Evolutionary pathways of transmitted drug-resistant HIV-1
18 Apr 2011
Abstract excerpt
Several large studies in Europe and the USA revealed that approximately 10% of all newly diagnosed patients harbour HIV-1 variants with at least one major resistance-associated mutation. In this review we discuss the underlying mechanisms that drive the evolution of drug-resistant viruses after transmission to the new host. In a comprehensive literature search 12 papers describing the evolution of 58 cases of...
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