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HIV/AIDS Vaccines
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines
February 25th, 2009
New investigation results, 'AIDS pathogenesis: a tale of two monkeys,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Medical Primatology. According to a study from the United States, "Despite many years of intense scientific effort, the pathogenic mechanisms underlying the immunodeficiency that follows human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are still poorly understood. This lack of understanding is likely the main reason why at present there is neither a cure nor a vaccine for AIDS." "Important clues on the immunopathogenesis of primate lentiviral infections have been provided by comparative studies of two simian models of SIV infection: the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-02-25)
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