HLA class I-restricted T-cell responses may contribute to the control of human immunodeficiency virus infection, but such responses are not always necessary for long-term virus control.

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Published in J Virol on March 19, 2008

Authors

Brinda Emu1, Elizabeth Sinclair, Hiroyu Hatano, April Ferre, Barbara Shacklett, Jeffrey N Martin, J M McCune, Steven G Deeks

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1: Positive Health Program, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA. brinda.emu@ucsf.edu

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