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CD8+ and CD4+ cytotoxic T cell escape mutations precede breakthrough SIVmac239 viremia in an elite controller.
Retrovirology - 6 Nov 2012
Burwitz Benjamin J, Giraldo-Vela Juan Pablo, Reed Jason, Newman Laura P, Bean Alexander T, Nimityongskul Francesca A, Castrovinci Philip A, Maness Nicholas J, Leon Enrique J, Rudersdorf Richard, Sacha Jonah B
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BACKGROUND: Virus-specific T cells are critical components in the containment of immunodeficiency virus infections. While the protective role of CD8+ T cells is well established by studies of CD8+ T cell-mediated viral escape, it remains unknown if CD4+ T cells can also impose sufficient selective pressure on replicating virus to drive the emergence of high-frequency escape variants. Identifying a high frequency...
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