AIDS researchers have announced a possible breakthrough with the discovery of a naturally occurring gene that effectively blocks the disease's progress
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15 July 2002 y., Monday
AIDS researchers have announced a possible breakthrough with the discovery of a naturally occurring gene that effectively blocks the disease's progress.
British and American research teams have found a human gene that acts as a brake on the development of HIV. However, this gene is itself made ineffective by a protein released by the HIV/AIDS virus. The researchers hope that if a way can be found to inhibit this protein, called vif, a new range of drugs may be developed in the next ten years to combat HIV and AIDS.
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