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[ by Marianne English | Jun 23, 2009 12:57 pm | No Comment ]
Gene Therapy Trial Reveals Possible Control Of HIV

A recent study presented at the annual American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT) meeting found that hematopoietic (blood) stem cell therapy was promising in the management and treatment of HIV and AIDS.

Geoff Symonds, one of the authors of the study and now Chief Scientific Officer of Calimmune, Inc., said his research while at Johnson & Johnson and Calimmune — which involves the therapeutic use of hematopoietic stem cells with protective genes — has the potential to safely and effectively provide permanent control over HIV.

These hematopoietic stem cells, which…

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