CD8+ T-cell responses to different HIV proteins have discordant associations with viral load.
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PMID: 17173051
Of the HIV proteins targeted, only Gag-specific responses were associated with lowering viremia. ...Association of the specific CD8(+) T-cell response with low viremia was independent of HLA type and unrelated to epit …
Of the HIV proteins targeted, only Gag-specific responses were associated with lowering viremia. ...Associati …