Thursday, July 11, 2013

Gene therapy using HIV helps children with fatal diseases, study says

Gene therapy researchers say they used a safe version of HIV to prevent metachromatic leukodystrophy and halt Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in children.



Italian researchers have used a defanged version of HIV to replace faulty genes — and eliminate devastating symptoms — in children suffering two rare and fatal genetic diseases.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/tsuvmkp5Rgs/la-sci-gene-therapy-20130712,0,737038.story

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