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Rapid viral escape at an immunodominant simian-human immunodeficiency virus cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitope exacts a dramatic fitness cost.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2005
Fernandez Caroline S, Stratov Ivan, De Rose Robert, Walsh Katrina, Dale C Jane, Smith Miranda Z, Agy Michael B, Hu Shiu-Lok, Krebs Kendall, Watkins David I, O'connor David H, Davenport Miles P, Kent Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
Escape from specific T-cell responses contributes to the progression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. T-cell escape viral variants are retained following HIV-1 transmission between major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched individuals. However, reversion to wild type can occur following transmission to MHC-mismatched hosts in the absence of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) pressure, due...
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