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Advancements in CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Potential Breakthrough in HIV Treatment?

This technology involves extremely accurate gene editing. (CRISPR-Cas9) has been widely used and can treat some genetic diseases, such as thalassemia. hereditary blindness

But a research team from the University of Amsterdam Report on this proof-of-concept project says that what they are doing right now is right The “proof of concept” is not a cure.People infected with HIVbroadly

Preliminary test results on three HIV-infected volunteers who had been tested with the Crisper-Casnine technology for 48 weeks found no serious side effects.

To the current clock hand HIV patient Most require antiviral medications for life. If you stop taking the medicine Dormant infections can wake up and cause problems.

Only a few infected people get it. They are “cured” after undergoing an aggressive cancer treatment that removes some infected cells. But this type of treatment is not recommended for treating HIV.

source BBC paolohospital

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