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- Scientists Look to Gene Therapy as Way to Boost Immune System Response to HIV (August 24, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - U.S. Company Virxsys Says Using AIDS to Fight AIDS (February 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - In New Way to Edit DNA, Hope for Treating Disease (January 11, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Gene Therapy Study Shows Method Is Safe, Somewhat Beneficial, Researchers Report (February 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - New HIV/AIDS Research Directions Show Promise, NEJM Editorial Says (February 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Engineered Killer T Cell Recognizes HIV-1's Lethal Molecular Disguises (November 10, 2008)
Implications for developing new treatments for AIDS.
From Penn Medicine - A First Step Toward a Cure for AIDS? Novel Procedure Appears to Have Eliminated HIV (November 5, 2008)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research - How Well Will HAART Work? It's All in the Genes, Study Suggests (March 31, 2008)
From aidsmap.com - Researchers Discover Genetic Circuit in HIV That Controls Whether Virus Activates, Remains Dormant (March 19, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Researchers Develop Technique That Prevents HIV From Reproducing, Philadelphia Inquirer Reports (February 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Study Finds Genetic Influence on Pace of HIV/AIDS Progression (October 22, 2007)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Researchers Map Genes of Parasite That Increases Risk for Women to Contract HIV, Study Says (January 16, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Biotech Firm Creates Genetically Modified Immune Cells That Resist HIV Infection in Vitro (December 20, 2005)
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Sangamo aims to modify patients' immune cells to possess a CCR5 receptor mutation that may make them "uninfectable".
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - The Development Pipeline for Cytokines, Immunomodulators and Gene Therapy (September 29, 2005)
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group - Human Cells Can "Silence" HIV Genes (May 19, 2005)
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A study finds that so-called "RNA silencing," first detected in plants and insects, may contribute to human cells' defense against HIV.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - New Strategy for Blocking HIV: Trim5-alpha (November 2004)
[Archived Article]
A recently discovered protein in animals appears to block HIV infection, though the human form of the protein confers no such benefit.
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform - Gene Therapy for HIV (July 2004)
[Archived Article]
A brief overview and research update.
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform - Gene Therapy May Block HIV Spread (May 12, 2004)
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An experimental treatment has shown some success in re-engineering a person's T cells to more effectively kill HIV.
From BBC News - Gene Therapy: The Ultimate Fusion Blocker? (December 2003)
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A recap of recent research on C36, an artificial gene that produces a peptide that acts similarly to T-20.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Interfering With RNA: Kill the Messenger (October 2003)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform - VPR Gene in HIV "Hijacks" White Blood Cell Replication (August 25, 2003)
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In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Genes Hint at HIV Genesis (June 13, 2003)
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Theory that monkeys are the original source of HIV.
In Nature - Mimicked Gene Defect Affords HIV Protection (March 14, 2003)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Evaluation of Correlates of Protection in HIV-1 Infected Individuals Spontaneously Controlling Plasma Viral Load in the Absence of Antiretroviral Therapy (October 26, 2002)
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In 40th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, from The Body PRO - New Strategy, "RNA Interference," Proposed for Fighting HIV (October 25, 2002)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Researchers Develop HIV Fighter in RNA (June 4, 2002)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Gene Therapy (Summer/Autumn 2002)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - The Genetic Edge: Fighting Drug Resistance in a Protein's Genes (January 2002)
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In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Human Leukocyte Antigens and HIV Disease Progression (July/August 2001)
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group - Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factor for HIV Infection (November 15, 2000)
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From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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