Antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum malaria involves a highly structured switching pattern. Author(s): Recker M, Buckee CO, Serazin A, Kyes S, Pinches R, Christodoulou Z, Springer AL, Gupta S, Newbold CI|Journal: PLoS Pathog|PMID: 21408201| March 2011 Many pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and protozoa achieve chronic infection through an immune evasion strategy known as antigenic variation. In the…
HIV-1 transmitting couples have similar viral load set-points in Rakai, Uganda. Author(s): Hollingsworth TD, Laeyendecker O, Shirreff G, Donnelly CA, Serwadda D, Wawer MJ, Kiwanuka N, Nalugoda F, Collinson-Streng A, Ssempijja V, Hanage WP, Quinn TC, Gray RH, Fraser C|Journal: PLoS Pathog|PMID: 20463808| May 2010 It has been hypothesized that HIV-1 viral load set-point is a surrogate measure of HIV-1 viral virulence, and that it…
