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. 2016 May 23;7:11660. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11660

Table 1. In cases where identical epitopes are targeted by multiple individuals, escape occurs more rapidly when the fitness cost of escape is lower.

Epitope Patient HLA restriction Fitness cost ΔE Escape time (days)
TPQDLNTML (TL9) CH185 B*81:01 4.3 122
  CH159 B*81:01 6.1 >1,103*
TSTLQEQVAW (TW10) CAP239 B*58:01 −1.4 1
  CH198 B*57:03 0.1 220
WHLGHGVSI (WI9) CAP210 B*15:10 2.8 127
  CAP45 B*15:10 4.7 408
EEVGFPVRPQV (EV11) CH164 B*45:01 2.6 31
  CAP45 B*45:01 4.0 43

*No escape observed (final sequencing time).

Antigen-processing escape.