Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIV

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"If this could be used as a treatment one day, it is conceivable that patients would only need to take traditional drugs until the virus is controlled"

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Scientists at The Rockefeller University have found that harnessing proteins from the human immune system can suppress the HIV virus in mice. Potentially, this could lead to a therapeutic approach to treating the virus that does not require a daily application of drugs.

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