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Gene therapy may provide long-term protection against HIV: study – Xinhua

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Gene therapy may provide long-term protection against HIV: study
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — A novel gene therapy that engineers patients’ own blood-forming stem cells may ofter long-term protection against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, U.S. researchers said Thursday. In test animals, the engineered chimeric
Why Has Science Only Cured One Person of HIV? – GizmodoGizmodo

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Why Has Science Only Cured One Person of HIV?
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A handful of clinical trials are under way attempting to cure humans with HIV through combinations of gene and stem cell therapies, but it’s unclear whether these will actually work long-term. (Earlier this year, a biohacker also injected himself with
A CAR-T approach to attacking HIVFierceBiotech

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Why Has Science Only Cured One Person of HIV?
Gizmodo
A handful of clinical trials are under way attempting to cure humans with HIV through combinations of gene and stem cell therapies, but it’s unclear whether these will actually work long-term. (Earlier this year, a biohacker also injected himself with
A CAR-T approach to attacking HIVFierceBiotech

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Gene therapy using CAR T-cells could provide long-term protection against HIV
Science Daily
Antiviral drugs can suppress the amount of HIV in the body to nearly undetectable levels, but only an effective immune response can eradicate the virus. Researchers have been seeking a way to improve the body’s ability to combat the virus by