HIV-specific CD4 T cell responses to different viral proteins have discordant associations with viral load and clinical outcome

Journal of Virology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 277-283

  Ranasinghe, Srinika ^a   Flanders, Michael ^a   Cutler, Sam ^a   Soghoian, Damien Z ^a   Ghebremichael, Musie ^a   Davis, Isaiah ^a   Lindqvist, Madelene ^a   Pereyra, Florencia ^a   Walker, Bruce D ^a,b   Heckerman, David ^c   Streeck, Hendrik ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GAG PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 41; NEF PROTEIN; PROTEIN P17; PROTEOME; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIRAL LOAD; VIRAL PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855927062     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: 10985514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.05577-11     Document Type: Article

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