HIV Gene Therapies

Scientists Make Progress Toward Gene Therapy for HIV Infection

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, August 10th, 1998

Scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have reported their first findings from a study to determine whether virus-fighting immune cells can be genetically altered to boost the immune system's response to HIV infection.

"This innovative approach provides further groundwork for future efforts to treat HIV by manipulating the immune system," said Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID.

The NIAID scientists studied 30 sets of identical twins in which one twin was infected with HIV and the other was uninfected. HIV fighting T cells were taken from the healthy twin and genetically altered to produce an extra receptor...

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