Article
Increased replicative fitness can lead to decreased drug sensitivity of hepatitis C virus.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2014
Sheldon Julie, Beach Nathan M, Moreno Elena, Gallego Isabel, Piñeiro David, Martínez-Salas Encarnación, Gregori Josep, Quer Josep, Esteban Juan Ignacio, Rice Charles M, Domingo Esteban, Perales Celia
Abstract excerpt
Passage of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in human hepatoma cells resulted in populations that displayed partial resistance to alpha interferon (IFN-α), telaprevir, daclatasvir, cyclosporine, and ribavirin, despite no prior exposure to these drugs. Mutant spectrum analyses and kinetics of virus production in the absence and presence of drugs indicate that resistance is not due to the presence of drug resistance...
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