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The Effect of Treatment-Associated Mutations on HIV Replication and Transmission Cycles.
Viruses - 30 Dec 2022
Johnson Madison M, Jones Carson Everest, Clark Daniel N
Abstract excerpt
HIV/AIDS mortality has been decreasing over the last decade. While promising, this decrease correlated directly with increased use of antiretroviral drugs. As a natural consequence of its high mutation rate, treatments provide selection pressure that promotes the natural selection of escape mutants. Individuals may acquire drug-naive strains, or those that have already mutated due to treatment. Even within a...
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