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Modelling the evolution and spread of HIV immune escape mutants.
PLoS pathogens - 18 Nov 2010
Fryer Helen R, Frater John, Duda Anna, Roberts Mick G, Phillips Rodney E, McLean Angela R
Abstract excerpt
During infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), immune pressure from cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) selects for viral mutants that confer escape from CTL recognition. These escape variants can be transmitted between individuals where, depending upon their cost to viral fitness and the CTL responses made by the recipient, they may revert. The rates of within-host evolution and their concordant impact...
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