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Increasing prevalence of K65K and K66K in HIV-1 subtype B reverse transcriptase.
AIDS (London, England) - 28 Nov 2016
Telwatte Sushama, Brumme Chanson J, Hearps Anna C, Latham Catherine F, Hayward Joshua A, Sonza Secondo, Sluis-Cremer Nicolas, Harrigan P Richard, Tachedjian Gilda
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Synonymous substitutions K65K/K66K in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase alleviate fitness and fidelity defects in HIV-1 molecular clones harboring thymidine analogue mutations (TAMs); however, their potential for transmission and persistence is unknown. Here, we investigated the temporal appearance of K65K/K66K relative to TAMs in a HIV-1 cohort, their prevalence over time, and their impact on viral fitness...
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