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Comment
. 2007 Dec;4(12):e346.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040346.

Should we include connection domain mutations of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase in HIV resistance testing

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Should we include connection domain mutations of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase in HIV resistance testing

Matthias Götte. PLoS Med. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

The author discusses a new study that found a common mutation in the connection domain of reverse transcriptase, a mutation that confers resistance to two antiretroviral drug classes.

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