New insights into the mystery of natural HIV immunity: Findings may have implications for designing effective AIDS vaccine
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have previously showed that a very high percentage of those naturally HIV-immune people, who represent about one in 200 infected individuals, carry a gene called HLA B57. Now a team of researchers has revealed a new effect that contributes to this gene's ability to confer immunity.