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HIV immunity is all in the amino acids

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Worldwide study implicates structural changes in a protein binding site

Why do some people who are infected with HIV not go on to develop AIDS? A large-scale genetic analysis1 suggests that the answer lies in tiny changes in the structure of a protein that helps the immune system to recognize and destroy infected cells.

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  1. The International HIV Controllers Study Science doi:10.1126/science.1195271 (2010).

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Milton, J. HIV immunity is all in the amino acids. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.582

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