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Control of HIV-1 by an HLA-B*52:01-C*12:02 Protective Haplotype.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 12 Dec 2017
Chikata Takayuki, Murakoshi Hayato, Koyanagi Madoka, Honda Kazutaka, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Oka Shinichi, Takiguchi Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
HLA-B*52:01-C*12:02, which is found in approximately 20% of all Japanese persons, is well known to be associated with ulcerative colitis and Takayasu arteritis. This haplotype is also known to be protective in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1. Recent studies showed that HLA-B*52:01-restricted HIV-1-specific T cells suppress HIV-1 and that HLA-C*12:02 together with KIR2DL2 play...
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