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Selection of TI8-8V mutant associated with long-term control of HIV-1 by cross-reactive HLA-B*51:01-restricted cytotoxic T cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2014
Kuse Nozomi, Akahoshi Tomohiro, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Ueno Takamasa, Oka Shinichi, Takiguchi Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
Elite controllers of HIV-1-infected HLA-B*51:01(+) hemophiliacs, who remain disease free and have a very low plasma viral load for >30 y, had the 8V mutation at an immunodominant Pol283-8 (TI8) epitope, whereas the 8T mutant was predominantly selected in other HIV-1-infected HLA-B*51:01(+) hemophiliacs, suggesting an important role of the 8V mutant selection in long-term control of HIV-1. However, the mechanism...
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