Cloning and characterization of novel IgA antibody variable heavy and light chains from HIV-1 resistant sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya

Heterosexual intercourse now accounts for the majority of HIV transmission within sub-Saharan Africa. The generation of microbicides and vaccines, therefore, requires a better understanding of the mucosal correlates of protection, including the role of HIV-specific IgA. It is now accepted that n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarna, Caitlin S.
Other Authors: Plummer, Francis A. (Medical Microbiology)
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
Subjects:
IgA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4589