Comparative studies of ethnically diverse human populations, particularly in Africa, are
important for reconstructing human evolutionary history and for understanding the genetic …

Twenty-five years after the discovery of HIV as the cause of AIDS there is still no effective
vaccine and no cure for this disease. HIV susceptibility shows a substantial degree of …

Defining the virus–host interactions responsible for HIV-1 transmission, including the
phenotypic requirements of viruses capable of establishing de novo infections, could be …

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has been declared by World Health Organization as a worldwide
pandemic. However, there are many unknowns about the antigen-specific T-cell-mediated …

Dengue has become one of the most important worldwide arthropod-borne diseases.
Dengue phenotypes are based on laboratorial and clinical exams, which are known to be …

The predominance of HIV-1 sexual transmission requires a greater understanding of the
interaction between HIV-1 and the mucosal immune system. The study of HIV-1-exposed …

Etiology, transmission and protection: Transmission of HIV, the causative agent of AIDS,
occurs predominantly through bodily fluids. Factors that significantly alter the risk of HIV …

Multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed in HIV-1 infected
individuals, identifying common genetic influences on viral control and disease course …

Studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed seronegative individuals are
crucial to inform vaccine design. In the present study we demonstrated that HIV-exposed …

Many viruses have developed mechanisms to evade the IFN response. Here, HIV-1 was
shown to induce a distinct subset of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) in monocyte-derived …