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A naturally unbalanced combat

HIV-1 is initially controlled by host effector CTLs but finally evades immune surveillance through CTL escape virus mutants, resulting in progression to AIDS (pages 205–211).

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Zagury, D. A naturally unbalanced combat. Nat Med 3, 156–157 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0297-156

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