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James J. Goedert

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  476
Citations -  50964

James J. Goedert is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 103, co-authored 469 publications receiving 47899 citations. Previous affiliations of James J. Goedert include Institute of Cancer Research.

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HLA and HIV-1: heterozygote advantage and B*35-Cw*04 disadvantage.

TL;DR: The extended survival of 28 to 40 percent of HIV-1-infected Caucasian patients who avoided AIDS for ten or more years can be attributed to their being fully heterozygous at HLA class I loci, to their lacking the AIDS-associated alleles B*35 and Cw*04, or to both.