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The rational design of an AIDS vaccine.

Douek DC, Kwong PD, Nabel GJ

Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Room 4502, Building 40, MSC-3005, 40 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

The extraordinary genetic diversity and immune evasion of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pose significant challenges for vaccine development. AIDS vaccine design requires a scientifically driven, rational approach that encompasses the latest advances in viral molecular genetics, structural biology, and immunology.

Published 24 February 2006 in Cell, 124(4): 677-81.
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