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Consequences of suboptimal priming are apparent for low-avidity T-cell responses.
Immunology and cell biology - 1 Feb 2012
Venturi Vanessa, Davenport Miles P, Swan Natasha G, Doherty Peter C, Kedzierska Katherine
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of the novel reassortant A(H1N1)-2009 influenza virus highlighted the threat to the global population posed by an influenza pandemic. Pre-existing CD8(+) T-cell immunity targeting conserved epitopes provides immune protection against newly emerging strains of influenza virus, when minimal antibody immunity exists. However, the occurrence of mutations within T-cell antigenic peptides that enable the...
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