RAPID AND EFFICIENT ANTIGEN PROCESSING AND PRESENTATION OF A PROTECTIVE AND IMMUNODOMINANT HLA-B*27-RESTRICTED HEPATITIS C VIRUS-SPECIFIC CD8+T CELL EPITOPE

HLA-B*27 exerts protective effects in hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. While the immunological and virological features of HLA-B*27-mediated protection are not fully understood, there is growing evidence that the presentation of specific immunodominant HLA-B...

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Main Authors: Schmidt, J, Iversen, A, Tenzer, S, Gostick, E, Price, D, Lohmann, V, Bowness, P, Schild, H, Blum, H, Klenerman, P, Neumann-Haefelin, C, Thimme, R
Format: Conference item
Published: 2012