The present invention relates to a method for mutation analysis of the HIV
pol gene of HIV virions comprising amplifying virion RNA or DNA via
nested PCR using outer primers as represented in SEQ ID No. 1 and 2,
amplifying said PCR product via nested PCR using a 5' and 3' primer
chosen from the inner primers SEQ ID No. 3, 4, 5, and 6, and sequencing
this secondary obtained PCR product using at least one sequencing primer
chosen from any of SEQ ID No. 7 to 12 or variants thereof. In the
alternative, at least one secondary sequencing primer may be used chosen
from any of SEQ ID No. 13 to 24. The benefit of the sequences present in
the invention resides in the fact that, with the aid of the
oligonucleotides, the sequences of all presently known HIV subtypes and
all mutations of the pol gene presently known to yield resistance towards
antiretroviral therapy can be determined. The present invention also
relates to kits for performing such a method as well as primers for
performing the same.