Unusual insertion and deletion at codon 67 and 69 of HIV type 1 subtype C reverse transcriptase among first-line highly active antiretroviral treatment-failing south Indian patients: Association with other resistance mutations

Shanmugam Saravanan, Vidya Madhavan, Rami Kantor, Sathasivam Sivamalar, Selvamurthi Gomathi, Sunil S. Solomon, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Davey M. Smith, Robert T. Schooley, Suniti Solomon, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan

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Abstract

We report a high frequency of drug resistance mutations among patients with unusual insertions or deletions at the β34 hairpin-loop-coding region of HIV-1 subtype C reverse transcriptase, during failure of first-line antiretroviral therapy containing only reverse transcriptase inhibitors in Chennai, India.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1763-1765
Number of pages3
JournalAIDS research and human retroviruses
Volume28
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology
  • Virology
  • Infectious Diseases

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