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HLA-Associated Viral Mutations Are Common in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Elite Controllers
20 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Elite controllers (EC) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) maintain viremia below the limit of detection without antiretroviral treatment. Virus-specific cytotoxic CD8(+) T lymphocytes are believed to play a crucial role in viral containment, but the degree of immune imprinting and compensatory mutations in EC is unclear. We obtained plasma gag, pol, and nef sequences from HLA-diverse subjects and...
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