Microbiology
Assay Measures Susceptibility of HIV to Integrase Inhibitors
A resistance assay directly measures the susceptibility of the human immunodeficiency virus to a new and potent class of integrase inhibitor drugs that blocks viral replication by preventing viral genes from integrating into the DNA of newly infected cells. More...13 Aug 2008
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