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Gene therapy using CAR T-cells could provide long-term protection against HIV – Science Daily

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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

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Gene Therapy Using CAR T-Cells Could Provide Long-Term Protection Against HIV
Newswise (press release)
Researchers have been seeking a way to improve the body’s ability to combat the virus by engineering blood-forming stem cells to specifically target and kill HIV-infected cells for the life of the individual. Although chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T

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A CART approach to attacking HIV
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The UCLA team believes a CART approach to treating HIV would help combat one of the major shortcomings of antiretroviral drugs. These treatments often suppress HIV to the point where it is no longer detectable, but they can’t completely clear the
Why Has Science Only Cured One Person of HIV?Gizmodo

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Gene therapy using CAR T-cells could provide long-term protection against HIV
EurekAlert (press release)
Researchers have been seeking a way to improve the body’s ability to combat the virus by engineering blood-forming stem cells to specifically target and kill HIV-infected cells for the life of the individual. Although chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T

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2017-12-28 NEWS

EurekAlert (press release)

Gene therapy using CAR T-cells could provide long-term protection against HIV
EurekAlert (press release)
Researchers have been seeking a way to improve the body’s ability to combat the virus by engineering blood-forming stem cells to specifically target and kill HIV-infected cells for the life of the individual. Although chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T