STEM CELL SCREENING AND TRANSPLANTATION THERAPY FOR HIV INFECTION

This invention provides methods for preventing or treating any disease arising from HIV infection, including AIDS and AIDS-related complex (ARC). The method comprises screening a plurality of donors to identify stem cells with a beneficial gene or genes and then transplanting the therapeutic stem ce...

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Hauptverfasser: PUNZALAN, RUBIO, R, RODGERSON, DENIS, O, PETZ, LAWRENCE, D, CHOW, ROBERT
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:This invention provides methods for preventing or treating any disease arising from HIV infection, including AIDS and AIDS-related complex (ARC). The method comprises screening a plurality of donors to identify stem cells with a beneficial gene or genes and then transplanting the therapeutic stem cells into a patient. In preferred embodiments, the beneficial gene encodes a polymorphism that renders cells refractory to HIV infection. The polymorphism may be for a gene that encodes a ligand of a receptor for HIV entry, a product of the HLA complex, or a receptor for HIV entry. The Invention also provides isolated populations of stem cells with beneficial genes for resisting infections.