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Mutations in the cytomegalovirus UL97 gene associated with ganciclovir-resistant retinitis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 1998
Liu W, Kuppermann B D, Martin D F, Wolitz R A, Margolis T P
Abstract excerpt
Vitreous from patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis was studied in order to identify mutations in the CMV UL97 gene associated with clinical resistance to ganciclovir. Point mutations known to confer resistance (V460, I460, V594, and S595) were found in 6 of 11 study eyes. Rapid genetic screening by restriction enzyme analysis of viral DNA amplified directly from the vitreous was as effective as...
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