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Isotype-switched immunoglobulin G antibodies to HIV Gag proteins may provide alternative or additional immune responses to 'protective' human leukocyte antigen-B alleles in HIV controllers.
AIDS (London, England) - 20 Feb 2013
French Martyn A, Center Rob J, Wilson Kim M, Fleyfel Ibrahim, Fernandez Sonia, Schorcht Anna, Stratov Ivan, Kramski Marit, Kent Stephen J, Kelleher Anthony D
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BACKGROUND: Natural control of HIV infection is associated with CD8 T-cell responses to Gag-encoded antigens of the HIV core and carriage of 'protective' human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B alleles, but some HIV controllers do not possess these attributes. As slower HIV disease progression is associa...
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