Human leukocyte antigen variants B*44 and B*57 are consistently favorable during two distinct phases of primary HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africans with several viral subtypes.

As part of an ongoing study of early human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in sub-Saharan African countries, we have identified 134 seroconverters (SCs) with distinct acute-phase (peak) and early chronic-phase (set-point) viremias. SCs with class I human leukocyte antigen (HLA) varia...

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Main Authors: Tang, J, Cormier, E, Gilmour, J, Price, M, Prentice, H, Song, W, Kamali, A, Karita, E, Lakhi, S, Sanders, E, Anzala, O, Amornkul, P, Allen, S, Hunter, E, Kaslow, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011