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HIV type 1-mediated downregulation of HLA-B*57/B*5801 proteins on elite suppressor CD4+ T cells.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Feb 2011
Sampah Maame Efua S, Ceccato Christina M, Blankson Joel N
Abstract excerpt
Elite controllers or suppressors (ES) are HIV-1-infected patients who maintain viral loads of <50 copies/ml without antiretroviral therapy. While HLA-B*57 and B*5801 alleles are overrepresented in ES, many HLA-B*57/B*5801 patients become chronic progressors (CP). We show here that HIV-1 infection...
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