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Vira l Re sista nc e
He pa titis C, muc h like HI
V, is a n RNA virus tha t re plic a te s c o pio usly (Billio ns o f c o pie s da ily)
Re plic a tio n o f the virus will re sult in a n a ppro xima te e rro r ra te o f 33% T
he re sult o f the se e rro rs will e ithe r b e no disc e rna b le c ha ng e , no n- func tio na l (o r de a d viruse s), o r vira l muta tio ns le a d to vira l re sista nc e
Re g a rding muta te d viruse s, sub the ra pe utic a ntivira l the ra py a llo ws
fo r se le c tive pre ssure tha t pro mo te s the se va ria nts to pro spe r
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he mo st c o mmo n a re a s o f muta tio n a re to NS5A a nd NS3 site s
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he se a re mo re pre va le nt in pa tie nt who ha ve fa ile d a ntivira l the ra py
NS5B Re sista nc e a sso c ia te d sub stitutio ns (RASs) a re ra re due to the
c o nse rve d c a ta lytic site a nd a c c o unt fo r <1% o f RASs.
Vira l Re sista nc e
NS5A RASs ma inta in hig h re plic a tio n c o mpe te nc e in the a b se nc e o f
c o ntinue d drug pre ssure (fo r ye a rs) re la tive to NS3 a nd NS5B RASs (whic h to b e o ve rta ke n b y wild type virus within mo nths).
I t is impo rta nt to re me mb e r tha t the impa c t o f RASs o n tre a tme nt
- utc o me s will va ry due to a multitude o f fa c to rs inc luding :
Co -Administe re d Drug s Pa tie nt F
a c to rs (c irrho sis)
Cha ng e in po te nc y c o nfe rre d b y e a c h RASs
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t is impo rta nt to c o nside r tha t te sting a lo ne will no t dic ta te o ptima l the ra py no r will the pre se nc e o f a RASs e limina te a the ra py o ptio n in a ll pa tie nts.