Blinded, Multicenter Comparison of Methods To Detect a Drug-Resistant Mutant of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 at Low Frequency

EK Halvas, GM Aldrovandi, Peter Balfe, IA Beck, VF Boltz, JM Coffin, LM Frenkel, JD Hazelwood, VA Johnson, M Kearney, A Kovacs, DR Kuritzkes, KJ Metzner, DV Nissley, M Nowicki, S Palmer, R Ziermann, RY Zhao, CL Jennings, J BremerD Brambilla, JW Mellors

Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

102 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We determined the abilities of 10 technologies to detect and quantify a common drug-resistant mutant of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (lysine to asparagine at codon 103 of the reverse transcriptase) using a blinded test panel containing mutant-wild-type mixtures ranging from 0.01% to 100% mutant. Two technologies, allele-specific reverse transcriptase PCR and a Ty1HRT yeast system, could quantify the mutant down to 0.1 to 0.4%. These technologies should help define the impact of low-frequency drug-resistant mutants on response to antiretroviral therapy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2612-4
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume44
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2006

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Blinded, Multicenter Comparison of Methods To Detect a Drug-Resistant Mutant of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 at Low Frequency'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this