Disparate associations of HLA class I markers with HIV-1 acquisition and control of viremia in an African population.

BACKGROUND:Acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is mediated by a combination of characteristics of the infectious and the susceptible member of a transmission pair, including human behavioral and genetic factors, as well as viral fitness and tropism. Here we report on...

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Main Authors: Wei Song, Dongning He, Ilene Brill, Rakhi Malhotra, Joseph Mulenga, Susan Allen, Eric Hunter, Jianming Tang, Richard A Kaslow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3157381?pdf=render