T-cell immune responses against Env from CRF12_BF and subtype B HIV-1 show high clade-specificity that can be overridden by multiclade immunizations.

BACKGROUND: The extreme genetic diversity of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) poses a daunting challenge to the generation of an effective AIDS vaccine. In Argentina, the epidemic is characterized by the high prevalence of infections caused by subtype B and BF variants. The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Daniela C Mónaco, Ana M Rodríguez, María F Pascutti, Mauricio Carobene, Juliana Falivene, Alejandro Gómez, Cynthia Maeto, Gabriela Turk, José L Nájera, Mariano Esteban, M Magdalena Gherardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3041790?pdf=render