Mother–Infant HIV Transmission: Do Maternal HIV-Specific Antibodies Protect the Infant?

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Julie Overbaugh

* E-mail: joverbau@fhcrc.org

Affiliation Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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