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Infection with the frequently transmitted HIV-1 M41L variant has no influence on selection of tenofovir resistance.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2015
Pingen Marieke, Nijhuis Monique, Mudrikova Tania, van Laarhoven Arjan, Langebeek Nienke, Richter Clemens, Boucher Charles A B, Wensing Annemarie M J
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OBJECTIVES: In ∼10% of newly diagnosed HIV-1 patients, drug-resistant viral variants are detected. In such transmitted HIV-1 variants, the thymidine analogue mutation (TAM) M41L is frequently observed as a single resistance mutation and these viral variants often belong to phylogenetic transmission clusters. The presence of at least three TAMs, in particular patterns with M41L/L210W, impairs the efficacy of the...
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