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Longing for HIV protection

Nature Microbiology volume 3, pages 648–649 (2018)Cite this article

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Antibodies that potently neutralize highly diverse HIV-1 variants offer great potential for therapy and prevention. Passive administration of HIV-specific neutralizing antibodies genetically modified to have a long serum half-life has now been shown to confer long-lasting protection from infection in the rhesus macaque model.

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Fig. 1: Goals for the effective implementation of a passive bNAb immunization.

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  1. Emory Vaccine Center and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Michelle Zanoni, David Palesch & Guido Silvestri

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

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Zanoni, M., Palesch, D. & Silvestri, G. Longing for HIV protection. Nat Microbiol 3, 648–649 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-018-0169-8

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