Effect of a Single Amino Acid Change in MHC Class I Molecules on the Rate of Progression to AIDS
Gao X, Nelson G, Karacki P, Martin M, Phair J, Kaslow R, Goedert J, Buchbinder S, Hoots K, Vlahov D, O'Brien S, Carrington M. Effect of a Single Amino Acid Change in MHC Class I Molecules on the Rate of Progression to AIDS. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 1668-1675. PMID: 11386265, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200105313442203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of progressionHIV-1 infectionClass IHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionDifferent peptide-binding specificitiesVirus type 1 infectionRisk of progressionT lymphocyte responsesInfluence of HLAType 1 infectionHIV-1 epitopesSubtypes of HLAHLA class IPeptide-binding specificityMHC class I moleculesAmino acid changesComplex class ISingle amino acid changeClass I moleculesReactive HLAImmunodeficiency syndromeRelated HLAPx groupCommon HLAHIV-1