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Persistence versus reversion of 3TC resistance in HIV-1 determine the rate of emergence of NVP resistance.
Viruses - 1 Aug 2012
Rath Barbara A, Olshen Richard A, Halpern Jerry, Merigan Thomas C
Abstract excerpt
When HIV-1 is exposed to lamivudine (3TC) at inhibitory concentrations, resistant variants carrying the reverse transcriptase (RT) substitution M184V emerge rapidly. This substitution confers high-level 3TC resistance and increased RT fidelity. We established a novel in vitro system to study the effect of starting nevirapine (NVP) in 3TC-resistant/NNRTI-naïve clinical isolates, and the impact of maintaining...
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