HIV evolution: CTL escape mutation and reversion after transmission.

Within-patient HIV evolution reflects the strong selection pressure driving viral escape from cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) recognition. Whether this intrapatient accumulation of escape mutations translates into HIV evolution at the population level has not been evaluated. We studied over 300 patient...

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Main Authors: Leslie, A, Pfafferott, K, Chetty, P, Draenert, R, Addo, M, Feeney, M, Tang, Y, Holmes, E, Allen, T, Prado, J, Altfeld, M, Brander, C, Dixon, C, Ramduth, D, Jeena, P, Thomas, SA, St John, A, Roach, T, Kupfer, B, Luzzi, G, Edwards, A, Taylor, G, Lyall, H, Tudor-Williams, G, Novelli, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004