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Immunogenicity Of Sequences Around Hiv-1 Protease Cleavage Sites: Potential Targets And Population Coverage Analysis For A Hiv Vaccine Targeting Protease Cleavage Sites.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06)
Developing an effective preventative vaccine against HIV-1 has proved to be a great challenge. The classical and proven vaccine approach has failed so far or produced a modest effect, new approaches are needed. In this ...
Influence of HLA Class I Haplotypes on HIV-1 Seroconversion and Disease Progression in Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)
We examined the effect of HLA class I haplotypes on HIV-1 seroconversion and disease progression in the Pumwani sex worker cohort. This study included 595 HIV-1 positive patients and 176 HIV negative individuals. HLA-A, ...
Associations of human leukocyte antigen DRB with resistance or susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in the Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort
(2008)
OBJECTIVE:
A group of commercial sex workers in the Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort, established in 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya, remain HIV-1 uninfected despite heavy exposure to HIV-1 through active sex work. Previous studies showed ...
An Integrative Bioinformatic Approach For Studying Escape Mutations In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag In The Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-02)
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is able to evade the host cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response through a variety of escape avenues. Epitopes that are presented to CTLs are first processed in the presenting ...
Full-length Hiv Type 1 Proviral Sequencing Of 10 Highly Exposed Women From Nairobi, Kenya Reveals A High Proportion Of Intersubtype Recombinants.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-06)
Phylogenetic analysis has revealed that the current HIV/AIDS pandemic consists of a multitude of different viral clades and recombinant viruses. The predominant circulating HIV-1 clade in Kenya is A1; however, Kenya borders ...
Human leukocyte antigen-DQ alleles and haplotypes and their associations with resistance and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection
(2008)
Objectives: To determine the association of DQ antigens with resistance and susceptibility
to HIV-1.
Design: Despite repeated exposure to HIV-1, a subset of women in the Pumwani Sex
Worker cohort established in Nairobi, ...
Cross-clade CD8(+) T-cell responses with a preference for the predominant circulating clade.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genetic diversity is a major impediment to the design of a successful vaccine. Even if an HIV vaccine is proven effective, it remains to be seen whether this protection will extend to ...