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The major histocompatibility complex class II alleles Mamu-DRB1*1003 and -DRB1*0306 are enriched in a cohort of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected rhesus macaque elite controllers.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2008
Giraldo-Vela Juan P, Rudersdorf Richard, Chung Chungwon, Qi Ying, Wallace Lyle T, Bimber Benjamin, Borchardt Gretta J, Fisk Debra L, Glidden Chrystal E, Loffredo John T, Piaskowski Shari M, Furlott Jessica R, Morales-Martinez Juan P, Wilson Nancy A, Rehrauer William M, Lifson Jeffrey D, Carrington Mary, Watkins David I
Abstract excerpt
The role of CD4(+) T cells in the control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) replication is not well understood. Even though strong HIV- and SIV-specific CD4(+) T-cell responses have been detected in individuals that control viral replication, major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) molecules have not been definitively linked with slow disease progression. In...
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