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A highly virulent variant of HIV-1 circulating in the Netherlands

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Bernard Schneider, Sofia Carmen Suzanne Spataro, Paola Andrea Solanes Vega

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP2019

Alternative interaction sites in the influenza A virus nucleoprotein mediate viral escape from the importin-alpha 7 mediated nuclear import pathway

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WILEY2019

Differential immunodominance hierarchy of CD8+ T cell responses in HLA-B27:05 and B27:02-mediated control of HIV-1 infection

Jacques Fellay

The well-characterised association between HLA-B27:05 and protection against HIV disease progression has been linked to immunodominant HLA-B27:05-restricted CD8+ T-cell responses towards the conserved Gag 263-272 ('KK10') and Pol 901-909 'KY9' epitopes. ...

American Society for Microbiology2018

Dissecting HIV Virulence: Heritability of Setpoint Viral Load, CD4+ T Cell Decline and Per-Parasite Pathogenicity

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Oxford University Press2018

The fitness landscape of the codon space across environments

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Elevated HLA-A expression impairs HIV control through inhibition of NKG2A-expressing cells

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American Association for the Advancement of Science2018

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HLA-B*14:02-Restricted Env-Specific CD8+ T-Cell Activity Has Highly Potent Antiviral Efficacy Associated with Immune Control of HIV Infection

Jacques Fellay

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American Society for Microbiology2017

Estimating the Respective Contributions of Human and Viral Genetic Variation to HIV Control

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