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HLA Heterozygote Advantage against HIV-1 Is Driven by Quantitative and Qualitative Differences in HLA Allele-Specific Peptide Presentation.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Mar 2020
Arora Jatin, Pierini Federica, McLaren Paul J, Carrington Mary, Fellay Jacques, Lenz Tobias L
Abstract excerpt
Pathogen-mediated balancing selection is regarded as a key driver of host immunogenetic diversity. A hallmark for balancing selection in humans is the heterozygote advantage at genes of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA), resulting in improved HIV-1 control. However, the actual mechanism of the observed heterozygote advantage is still elusive. HLA heterozygotes may present a broader array of antigenic viral...
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