HIV handicaps itself to escape immune system pressure
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 09:49
in Health & Medicine
People with the ability to stave off AIDS for years after initial infection by HIV have been called "long-term non-progressors" or "elite controllers." One component of this remarkable resistance comes from an individual's HLA genes. Long-term non-progressors tend to have HLA genes that help the immune system recognize and fight HIV more efficiently.