Deep Sequencing Analysis of HCV NS3 Resistance-Associated Variants and Mutation Linkage in Liver Transplant Recipients
Kirst M, Li E, Wang C, Dong H, Liu C, Fried M, Nelson D, Wang G. Deep Sequencing Analysis of HCV NS3 Resistance-Associated Variants and Mutation Linkage in Liver Transplant Recipients. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e69698. PMID: 23922778, PMCID: PMC3726766, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResistance-associated variantsProtease inhibitorsChronic HCV infectionLiver transplant recipientsHCV drug resistanceFuture therapeutic strategiesHCV protease inhibitorsMutation linkageHigh-level resistanceLow levelsPI monotherapyTransplant recipientsHCV infectionLiver transplantLiver transplantationAntiviral therapyHCV populationTherapeutic strategiesViral variantsDrug resistanceDecreased susceptibilityQuasispecies populationPatientsDominant variantDeep sequencing analysis