NASBA (nucleic acid sequence based amplification) – a type of viral load test.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
monotherapy – using only one drug.
lymphoma – name for a cancer in the lymphatic system.
abdominal – in the area of your belly
compensatory mutation – this refer to an additional mutation, usually in the context of the fitness of a virus. For example, the mutations that stop a drug form working often stop the virus from reproducing as well. Additional mutations that return the virus to it’s former fitness are called compensatory mutations. They compensate for the reduced viral fitness. See revertant mutation.