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Analysis of 'driver' and 'passenger' CD8+ T-cell responses against variable viruses.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Feb 2004
Zafiropoulos Andreas, Barnes Eleanor, Piggott Clive, Klenerman Paul
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Variable viruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), persist despite host immune responses directed against them. Numerous lines of evidence have suggested that antiviral CD8+ T-cell responses are key among these immune responses, but these vary widely in their ability to contain virus. We propose that only a proportion of responses may exert significant antiviral pressure...
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