HIV Virus Used As Vector To Get Gene Therapy Into Six Children

The HIV Virus can be used to treat two severe genetic diseases, according to two studies published in the journal Science. Researchers from the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET) in Milan, Italy, have revealed that the HIV virus can be used to treat metachromatic leukodystrophy, a disease impairing the fatty covering that acts as an insulator around nerve fibers and Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, an immune system deficiency reducing the ability to form blood clots...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news