DETERMINATION OF VIRAL TROPISM BY GENOTYPING AND PHENOTYPING ASSAYS IN BRAZILIAN HIV-1-INFECTED PATIENTS

DETERMINATION OF VIRAL TROPISM BY GENOTYPING AND PHENOTYPING ASSAYS IN BRAZILIAN HIV-1-INFECTED PATIENTS

The clinical application of CCR5 antagonists involves first determining the coreceptor usage by the infecting viral strain. Bioinformatics programs that predict coreceptor usage could provide an alternative method to screen candidates for treatment with CCR5 antagonists, particularly in countries wi...

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Main Authors: Liã Bárbara Arruda, Marilia Ladeira de Araújo, Maira Luccia Martinez, Claudio Roberto Gonsalez, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Eoin Coakley, Yolanda Lie, Jorge Casseb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-07-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HIV-1
Tropism
Brazil
V3 loop
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