Resistance mutations and CTL epitopes in archived HIV-1 DNA of patients on antiviral treatment: toward a new concept of vaccine.

Eleven patients responding successfully to first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) were investigated for proviral drug resistance mutations (DRMs) in RT by ultra-deep pyrosequencing (UDPS). After molecular typing of the class I alleles A and B, the CTL epitopes in the Gag, Nef and Pol regions of the...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Papuchon, Patricia Pinson, Estibaliz Lazaro, Sandrine Reigadas, Gwendaline Guidicelli, Jean-Luc Taupin, Didier Neau, Hervé Fleury, Provir/Latitude 45 project
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3706427?pdf=render