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Structured observations reveal slow HIV-1 CTL escape.
PLoS genetics - 1 Feb 2015
Roberts Hannah E, Hurst Jacob, Robinson Nicola, Brown Helen, Flanagan Peter, Vass Laura, Fidler Sarah, Weber Jonathan, Babiker Abdel, Phillips Rodney E, McLean Angela R, Frater John
Abstract excerpt
The existence of viral variants that escape from the selection pressures imposed by cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) in HIV-1 infection is well documented, but it is unclear when they arise, with reported measures of the time to escape in individuals ranging from days to years. A study of participants enrolled in the SPARTAC (Short Pulse Anti-Retroviral Therapy at HIV Seroconversion) clinical trial allowed direct...
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