Connection domain mutations during antiretroviral treatment failure in Mali: frequencies and impact on reverse transcriptase inhibitor activity.

Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga*, Sudhir Penugonda, Drissa Katile, Fodie Diallo, Djeneba Bocar Fofana, Baiba Berzins, Moussa Youssouffa Maiga, Aliou Sylla, Hamar Alassane Traore, Anne Genevieve Marcelin, Vincent Calvez, Anatole Tounkara, Nobel Bellosillo, Robert Murphy, Babafemi O Taiwo

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Abstract

Mutations in the connection domain (CD) of reverse transcriptase have been implicated in reverse transcriptase inhibitor (RTI) resistance, but this is controversial and little is known in non-B subtype HIV-1. We determined CD mutations prevalence in a population infected predominantly with CRF02_AG and investigated associations with phenotypic RTI resistance. Detected CD mutations were G335D (82.3%), A371V (69.8%), E399D (9.4%), N348I (5.2%), V365I (4.2), Y318F (2.1%), G333E (2.1%), and A360V (2.1%). Mutations were largely polymorphic and did not confer RTI resistance. The observed trend toward reduced likelihood of etravirine or nevirapine resistance in the presence of G335D should be investigated further.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)293-296
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Volume61
Issue number3
StatePublished - Nov 1 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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