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Does Cytomegalovirus Develop Resistance following Antiviral Prophylaxis and Treatment in Renal Transplant Patients in Kuwait?

Table 2

UL54 mutations in clinical CMV isolates resistant to GCV [9].

RegionUL54 mutationAmino acid change

IVN408D
F412C
D413E
Asparagine to aspartic acid
Phenylalanine to cycteine
Aspartic acid to glutamic acid

δ-region CL501FLeucine to phenylalanine
L501ILeucine to isoleucine
T503IThreonine to isoleucine
K503RLysine to arginine
K513ELysine to glutamic acid
P522AProline to alanine
T700AThreonine to alanine

IIT700AThreonine to alanine
M715VValine to methionine
I722VIsoleucine to valine

VIV781IValine to isoleucine

IIIL802MLeucine to methionine
A809VAlanine to valine
G841AGlycine to alanine

OtherS676GSerine to glycine
G678SGlycine to serine
Y751HTyrosine to histidine