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Hepatitis C virus drug resistance associated substitutions and their clinical relevance: Update 2018.
Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2018
Sorbo Maria C, Cento Valeria, Di Maio Velia C, Howe Anita Y M, Garcia Federico, Perno Carlo F, Ceccherini-Silberstein Francesca
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Nowadays, due to the development of potent Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents (DAAs) that specifically target NS3, NS5A and NS5B viral proteins, several new and highly efficacious options to treat chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are available. The natural presence of resistance associated substitutions (RASs), as well as their rapid emergence during incomplete drug-pressure, are intrinsic characteristics of...
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