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HLA B*5701 is highly associated with restriction of virus replication in a subgroup of HIV-infected long term nonprogressors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Mar 2000
Migueles S A, Sabbaghian M S, Shupert W L, Bettinotti M P, Marincola F M, Martino L, Hallahan C W, Selig S M, Schwartz D, Sullivan J, Connors M
Abstract excerpt
A unique cohort of HIV-1-infected long term nonprogressors (LTNP) with normal CD4(+) T cell counts and <50 copies/ml of plasma were prospectively recruited for study. HLA typing revealed a dramatic association between the HLA B*5701 class I allele and nonprogressive infection [85% (11 of 13) vs. 9.5% (19 of 200) in progressors; P < 0. 001]. Antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells were enumerated by flow cytometric...
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