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[[Research Progress in Escape Mutations of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus under Pressure of HLA-Restricted Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes].
Bing du xue bao = Chinese journal of virology - 1 May 2015
Shi Yin, Wan Yanmin, Xu Jianqing
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play a critical role in the control of HIV-1 infection and replication. HIV-1 evades CTL mediated pressure through viral escape mutations within targeted CTLs epitopes or flanking regions, but this process is usually associated with a viral fitness cost. The mutated epitopes may weaken the level of the original CTL responses,...
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