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The evolutionary selective advantage of HIV-1 escape variants and the contribution of escape to the HLA-associated risk of AIDS progression.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2008
Asquith Becca
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 escape from surveillance by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) is thought to cause at least transient weakening of immune control. However, the CTL response is highly adaptable and the long-term consequences of viral escape are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to address the question "to what extent does HIV-1 escape from CTL contribute to HLA-associated AIDS progression?" We combined an...
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