Abstract: Besides the natural presence of
V179D and
K103R/
V179D in CRF65_cpx, the natural presence of
V179E was found in CRF55_01B.
Abstract: In all but one of the 228 patients infected with CRF55_01B,
NNRTI resistance mutation
V179E was present and the combination of
V179E and
E138G was detected in 14 treatment-naive patients, with a rate of 6.2%.