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Human leukocyte antigen class I genotypes in relation to heterosexual HIV type 1 transmission within discordant couples.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Aug 2008
Tang Jianming, Shao Wenshuo, Yoo Yun Joo, Brill Ilene, Mulenga Joseph, Allen Susan, Hunter Eric, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Differences in immune control of HIV-1 infection are often attributable to the highly variable HLA class I molecules that present viral epitopes to CTL. In our immunogenetic analyses of 429 HIV-1 discordant Zambian couples (infected index partners paired with cohabiting seronegative partners), several HLA class I variants in index partners were associated with contrasting rates and incidence of HIV-1 transmission...
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