Abstract: Protease substitutions
I13V,
E35D,
M36I,
R57K,
H69K, and
L89M, which serve as drug-resistance support mutations in subtype B, were present in the majority of subtype-A1 sequences
Discussion: Protease substitutions
I13V,
E35D,
M36I,
R57K,
H69K, and
L89M, which are drug-resistance support mutations in subtype B, were present in the majority of subtype-A1 sequences of the population studied, suggesting that these sequence alterations may occur as natural polymorphisms, and may serve as genetic signatures.