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Identification of NS5B resistance against SOFOSBUVIR in hepatitis C virus genotype 3a, naive and treated patients.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Nov 2022
Younas Saima, Sumrin Aleena, Hussain Nazim, Bilal Muhammad
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Pakistan has the second highest prevalence of HCV with genotype 3a (GT-3a) being the most frequently circulating genotype. Currently, resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) are a major challenge in HCV treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). Sofosbuvir (SOF) is an FDA-approved NS5B nucleotide inhibitor. The aim of this study was to identify these RASs in the NS5B gene in naive and treated...
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