Article
HIV-1 APOBEC-context Mutations Detected by Next-Generation Sequencing in Plasma: Implications for Drug Resistance Interpretation.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 23 Sept 2026
Illescas-López Marta, Muñoz Báez Paloma, de Salazar Adolfo, Delgado Rafael, Iborra Asunción, Galán Juan Carlos, Carracedo Raquel, Sigcha Mayra, López-Causape Carla, Fuentes Ana, Aguilera Antonio, Marco-Sánchez Cristina, García Federico
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: APOBEC3-mediated cytidine deamination produces G→A substitutions in HIV genomes, described in proviral DNA but detectable in plasma HIV-1 RNA using NGS. APOBEC-signature mutations reflect G→A enrichment substitutions, whereas APOBEC-context mutations are substitutions at drug resistance-associated positions compatible with APOBEC editing. We evaluated theirprevalence and impact on resistance...
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- Humans
- HIV-1
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- HIV Infections
- Mutation
