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AIDS restriction HLA allotypes target distinct intervals of HIV-1 pathogenesis.
Nature medicine - 1 Dec 2005
Gao Xiaojiang, Bashirova Arman, Iversen Astrid K N, Phair John, Goedert James J, Buchbinder Susan, Hoots Keith, Vlahov David, Altfeld Marcus, O'Brien Stephen J, Carrington Mary
Abstract excerpt
An effective acquired immune response to infectious agents mediated by HLA-restricted T-cell recognition can target different stages of disease pathogenesis. We show here that three distinct HLA alleles known to alter the overall rate of AIDS progression act during distinct intervals after HIV-1 infection. The discrete timing of HLA allele influence suggests alternative functional mechanisms in immune defense...
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