Mechanisms of hepatitis C viral resistance to direct acting antivirals

Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 6716-6729

  Ahmed, Asma ^a   Felmlee, Daniel J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakthrough variants; Direct acting antivirals; Hepatitis C; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ASUNAPREVIR; BECLABUVIR; BETA INTERFERON; BOCEPREVIR; DACLATASVIR; LEDIPASVIR; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5A; OMBITASVIR; PEGINTERFERON; POLYPROTEIN; RIBAVIRIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SOFOSBUVIR; TELAPREVIR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA REPLICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRUS RESISTANCE; VIRUS TRANSFORMATION; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMAN; MUTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIROLOGY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MUTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84950995455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/v7122968     Document Type: Review

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