Polyfunctional T cell responses are a hallmark of HIV-2 infection.
HIV-2 is distinguished clinically and immunologically from HIV-1 infection by delayed disease progression and maintenance of HIV-specific CD4(+) T cell help in most infected subjects. Thus, HIV-2 provides a unique natural human model in which to investigate correlates of immune protection against HI...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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