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US experiment uses AIDS to fight AIDS(Reuters)Updated: 2006-11-07 14:05 WASHINGTON - An AIDS virus genetically engineered to fight other AIDS viruses worked better than expected, suppressing the virus and renewing the immune systems of a few patients, researchers reported on Monday. The study involved just five people, and such an approach needs years more study, they cautioned - but the surprising results offer new hope both for the field of gene therapy and for treating the fatal and incurable AIDS virus. |
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