Identification and characterization of previously described epitopes in HIV-1 subtypes B, C, F and BF in Brazil

Genetic analysis of HIV-1 is essential to improve treatment strategies and select epitopes for vaccine programs. The objective of this study was to determine whether known CD4+ and CD8+ epitopes were present in Brazilian HIV-1 strains. We used previously described CD8+ and CD4+ epitopes from the Los...

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Main Authors: Artur Trancoso Lopo de Queiroz, Luciane Amorim Santos, Domingos Ramon Moreau, Tulio de Oliveira, David I. Watkins, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100008&lng=en&tlng=en