Engineered killer T cell recognizes HIV-1's lethal molecular disguises
Sunday, November 9, 2008 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues in the United Kingdom have engineered T cells able to recognize HIV-1 strains that have evaded the immune system. The findings of the study, published online in the journal Nature Medicine, have important implications for developing new treatments for HIV, especially for patients with chronic infection who fail to respond to antiretroviral regimens.
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