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HIV-1 adaptation to HLA: a window into virus-host immune interactions.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Apr 2015
Carlson Jonathan M, Le Anh Q, Shahid Aniqa, Brumme Zabrina L
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 develops specific mutations within its genome that allow it to escape detection by human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I-restricted immune responses, notably those of CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). HLA thus represents a major force driving the evolution and diversification of HIV-1 within individuals and at the population level. Importantly, the study of HIV-1 adaptation to HLA also represents an...
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