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Different abilities of escape mutant-specific cytotoxic T cells to suppress replication of escape mutant and wild-type human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in new hosts.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2008
Fujiwara Mamoru, Tanuma Junko, Koizumi Hirokazu, Kawashima Yuka, Honda Kazutaka, Mastuoka-Aizawa Saori, Dohki Sachi, Oka Shinichi, Takiguchi Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
There is much evidence that in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals, strong cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated immune pressure results in the selection of HIV-1 mutants that have escaped from wild-type-specific CTLs. If escape mutant-specific CTLs are not elicited in new hosts sharing donor HLA molecules, the transmission of these mutants results in the accumulation of escape...
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