Method: The analysis was performed for
N348I and for each of the TAMs:
M41L,
D67N,
K70R,
L210W,
T215Y/F, and
K219Q/E.
Result: N348I was highly associated with several key drug resistance mutations, including
M184V/I (p = 6.6 x 10-45) the TAMs
M41L (p = 1.8 x 10-14),
D67N (p = 7.7 x 10-10),
Discussion: For example, the
M41L mutation has been reported to confer between 1.4- to 4-fold AZT resistance, the
K70R mutation up to 8-fold resistance, and
T215Y up to 16-fold resistance.