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HIV/AIDS Vaccines
Studies from Kumamoto University, Center for AIDS Research yield new data on HIV/AIDS vaccines
September 10th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Identification and characterization of HLA-B*5401-restricted HIV-1-Nef and Pol-specific CTL epitopes.' "The identification of HIV-1 cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes presented by each HLA allele and the characterization of their CTL responses are important for the study of pathogenesis of AIDS and the development of a vaccine against it. In the present study, we focused on identification and characterization of HIV-1 epitopes presented by HLA-B*5401, which is frequently found in the Asian population, because these epitopes have not yet been reported," scientists writing in the journal Microbes and Infection report....
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-09-10)
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