Article
Genetic correlates of protection against HIV infection: the ally within.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Piacentini L, Biasin M, Fenizia C, Clerici M
Abstract excerpt
Repeated exposure to HIV does not necessarily result in infection and HIV infection does not inevitably lead to the development of the AIDS. Multiple immunological and genetic features can confer resistance to HIV acquisition and progression at different steps in viral infection; a full understanding of these mechanisms could result in the development of novel therapeutic and vaccine approaches for HIV infection....
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