Article
The role of backward mutations on the within-host dynamics of HIV-1.
Journal of mathematical biology - 1 Nov 2013
Kitayimbwa John M, Mugisha Joseph Y T, Saenz Roberto A
Abstract excerpt
The quality of life for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) has been positively impacted by the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, the benefits of ART are usually halted by the emergence of drug resistance. Drug-resistant strains arise from virus mutations, as HIV-1 reverse transcription is prone to errors, with mutations normally carrying fitness costs to the virus. When ART is...
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