Herpesvirus Interference with Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II-Restricted T-Cell Activation

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Immune evasion strategies are thought to contribute to successful persistence of viruses in the infected immunocompetent host, delaying elimination of the infected cell long enough to enable the virus to replicate. Exemplary in this context are herpesviruses, which are carried as persistent infections by the vast majority of adults (65). Immune evasion strategies have been identified for members of all three...

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