Gene-editing therapy aimed at two targets -- HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, and CCR5, the co-receptor that helps the virus get into cells -- can effectively eliminate HIV infection, new research ...

Researchers addressed the need for long-term expression of CCR5-specific antibodies to establish protection from HIV using ...

December 20, 2010 — Replacing host stem cells with donor-derived cells homozygous for the CCR5 gene variant Δ32 (CCR5Δ32/Δ32) resulted in the HIV viral reservoir being reduced over time, strongly ...

A seventh person, dubbed "the next Berlin Patient," appears to be cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant for cancer treatment, according to a report at a press briefing ahead of the International ...

The chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 are the two major coreceptors for HIV entry. Numerous efforts have been made to develop a new class of anti-HIV agents that target these coreceptors as an ...

A seventh patient has achieved sustained HIV remission after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to a new case report. The patient, known as the "next Berlin patient," has ...

Though his real name isn’t known, there’s no doubt that he’ll go down in history. An adult man dubbed “The Next Berlin Patient” has been declared the seventh person to be cured of HIV, and his case ...

A 60-year-old man in Germany has become at least the seventh person with HIV to be announced free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant. But the man, who has been virus-free for close to ...