May 2, 2012 — Gene transfer using a retroviral vector that directs a patient's T cells to recognize HIV appears to be safe and persistent, according to a study published May 2 in Science Translational ...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes healthy adults to become immunosuppressed, integrates its viral genetic code into the genome of the immune CD4+ T cells. While ...
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $6.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a gene therapy that would modify the ...
Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures ...
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, July 29, 2005 -- Random fluctuations in gene expression can influence the fates of cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) far more than previously thought, ...
Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...
In South Africa, nearly eight million people carry the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). 1 Putting that in perspective, Thesla ...
Despite decades of progress, pediatric HIV continues to pose devastating challenges in regions with limited access to care. Globally, more than 100,000 children are infected with HIV each ...
Feb. 16 -- SUNDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting promising results from the largest clinical trial of gene therapy for HIV patients. The findings, while encouraging, need to be ...