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Equivalent T Cell Epitope Promiscuity in Ecologically Diverse Human Pathogens

BACKGROUND: The HLA (human leukocyte antigen) molecules that present pathogen-derived epitopes to T cells are highly diverse. Correspondingly, many pathogens such as HIV evolve epitope variants in order to evade immune recognition. In contrast, another persistent human pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberc...

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Autores principales: Wiens, Kirsten E., Swaminathan, Harish, Copin, Richard, Lun, Desmond S., Ernst, Joel D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3739752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23951341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073124