Natural Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Variants with Decreased Sensitivity to NS3·4A Protease Inhibitors in Treatment‐Naive Subjects
Author(s) -
Doug J. Bartels,
Yi Zhou,
Eileen Z. Zhang,
Michelle Marcial,
Randal A. Byrn,
Thomas Pfeiffer,
Ann M. Tigges,
Bambang S. Adiwijaya,
Chao Lin,
Ann D. Kwong,
Tara L. Kieffer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/591141
Subject(s) - boceprevir , telaprevir , ns3 , hepatitis c virus , protease , ribavirin , virology , medicine , virus , population , protease inhibitor (pharmacology) , hepatitis c , biology , immunology , viral load , enzyme , biochemistry , environmental health , antiretroviral therapy
The prevalence and clinical implications of naturally occurring variants that are resistant to hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitors in treatment-naive patients has not been reported. We report here the prevalence of such variants and their effect on clinical response.
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