Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 HIV gene therapy 'shows promise' Preliminary tests suggest HIV infection can be treated using a disabled version of the virus itself. Researchers at Pennsylvania University treated five patients, who had not responded to drugs, with disabled HIV. It carried added genetic material that blocks HIV reproduction and as a result HIV levels in the patients' blood either stabilised or decreased. The research raises the prospect that gene therapy might provide an alternative to antiretroviral drugs. The long-term effectiveness of the drugs is under threat from the growing problem of drug resistance. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6120042.stm Dr. Avnish Jolly e-mail: <avnishjolly@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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