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T cells versus HIV-1: fighting exhaustion as well as escape

A study in a recent issue of Nature showing the lack of cross-protective immunity in an infected patient to a closely related strain of HIV-1 suggests that vaccine strategy may need to be re-examined.

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Robinson, H. T cells versus HIV-1: fighting exhaustion as well as escape. Nat Immunol 4, 12–13 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0103-12

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