Recent Studies Show Concerns With The Use of Tenofovir (Viread), Popular Drug in HIV Treatment

This study let us know that NRTI drugs, already known for causing the damage to mitochondrial DNA that leads to peripheral neuropathy, fat loss and some other side-effects, also exert an effect on cellular DNA, and that in this case tenofovir may be the drug to keep an eye on. Telomerase shortening is, by definition, a side-effect that won’t
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