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Specific recognition of lamivudine-resistant HIV-1 by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
AIDS (London, England) - 14 Apr 2000
Schmitt M, Harrer E, Goldwich A, Bäuerle M, Graedner I, Kalden J R, Harrer T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The reverse transcriptase (RT) M184V mutation within the HLA-A2-restricted HIV-1 cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope VL9 (VIYQYMDDL; RT 179-187) not only induces drug escape against lamivudine but also abolished recognition by a CTL clone derived from a long-term non-progressor. To test whether the variant VL9 epitope containing the M184V mutation represents a new CTL epitope, we studied recognition...
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