Long-term effects of smallpox vaccination on expression of the HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5 in women.

Long-term effects of smallpox vaccination on expression of the HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5 in women.

BACKGROUND:Smallpox vaccinations were stopped globally in 1980. Recent studies have shown that in women, being smallpox vaccinated was associated with a reduced risk of HIV infection compared with not being smallpox vaccinated. At the initial infection, HIV-1 most often uses CCR5 as a co-receptor to...

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Main Authors: K B Beck, B L Hønge, J S Olesen, M S Petersen, S Jespersen, C Wejse, Z J da Silva, C Medina, D D S Té, B K Moeller, C S Benn, P Aaby, C Erikstrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237380?pdf=render

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