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    Retrovirology. 2007 Oct 25;4:78.

    HIV-1 drug-resistance and drug-dependence.

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    Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. baldwin_ce@hotmail.com

    Abstract

    In this review, we will describe several recent HIV-1 studies in which a drug-dependent virus variant was selected. A common evolutionary route to the drug-dependence phenotype is proposed. First, the selection of a drug-resistance mutation that also affects the function of the targeted viral protein. Second, a compensatory mutation that repairs the protein function, but in the presence of the drug, which becomes an intrinsic part of the mechanism. The clinical relevance of drug-dependent HIV-1 variants is also discussed.

    PMID:
    17961213
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID: PMC2129100
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