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A single amino acid in HLA can alter AIDS progression

Tudor Toma

Genome Biology 2001, 2:spotlight-20010606-01 doi:10.1186/gb-spotlight-20010606-01

Published: 6 June 2001

A single amino acid change in HLA molecules can have a substantial effect on the rate of progression to AIDS in patients infected with HIV-1.