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Why Proviral DNA Drug Resistance Testing is Useful in Guiding Treatment Decisions for HIV-1 Patients

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However, the variant viral genomes will still persist in the latent reservoir as provirus and can be detected with proviral DNA testing. In contrast to HIV RNA, HIV proviral DNA remains present in a patient’s cells even during virological suppression. Proviral DNA Genotyping. HIV Drug Resistance Testing.

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Why a recent advancement is a giant leap for human genomics

Drug Discovery World

The first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome was published 1 April 2022 in a special issue of the journal Science 1. While The Human Genome Project mapped about 92% of the human genome two decades ago, sequencing the last 8% of the genome proved highly challenging.

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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery

XTalks

The power of leveraging clinical data to decipher disease mechanisms and fuel drug discovery has rapidly grown in the era of genomics and personalized medicine. Genuity Science focuses on population genomics as a tool to derive novel biological insights through partnerships with industry-leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

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New HIV variant highlights the importance of monitoring virus mutations

pharmaphorum

BEEHIVE’s researchers opted to use whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to evaluate the virus’ transformations over time. ” Researchers used whole-genome data, providing the 17 whole genomes available for the variant. About the author.

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