Article
Amino Acid Substitutions Associated with Treatment Failure for Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 18 Nov 2020
Soria María Eugenia, García-Crespo Carlos, Martínez-González Brenda, Vázquez-Sirvent Lucía, Lobo-Vega Rebeca, de Ávila Ana Isabel, Gallego Isabel, Chen Qian, García-Cehic Damir, Llorens-Revull Meritxell, Briones Carlos, Gómez Jordi, Ferrer-Orta Cristina, Verdaguer Nuria, Gregori Josep, Rodríguez-Frías Francisco, Buti María, Esteban Juan Ignacio, Domingo Esteban, Quer Josep, Perales Celia
Abstract excerpt
Despite the high virological response rates achieved with current directly acting antiviral agents (DAAs) against hepatitis C virus (HCV), around 2% to 5% of treated patients do not achieve a sustained viral response. The identification of amino acid substitutions associated with treatment failure requires analytical designs, such as subtype-specific ultradeep sequencing (UDS) methods, for HCV characterization...
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