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Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class I Down-Regulation by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Negative Factor (HIV-1 Nef): What Might We Learn From Natural Sequence Variants?
HIV-1 causes a chronic infection in humans that is characterized by high plasma viremia, progressive loss of CD4+ T lymphocytes, and severe immunodeficiency resulting in opportunistic disease and AIDS. Viral persistence is mediated in part by the ability of the Nef protein to down-regulate HLA molec...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3499827/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23170180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v4091711 |