A de novo approach to inferring within-host fitness effects during untreated HIV-1 infection.

In the absence of effective antiviral therapy, HIV-1 evolves in response to the within-host environment, of which the immune system is an important aspect. During the earliest stages of infection, this process of evolution is very rapid, driven by a small number of CTL escape mutations. As the infec...

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Main Authors: Christopher J R Illingworth, Jayna Raghwani, David Serwadda, Nelson K Sewankambo, Merlin L Robb, Michael A Eller, Andrew R Redd, Thomas C Quinn, Katrina A Lythgoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008171