Secrets of the HIV controllers: A rare group of HIV-positive individuals need no medicine to keep the virus in check. Their good fortune could point the way to more powerful treatments--and perhaps a vaccine.

Walker, Bruce D

Secrets of the HIV controllers: A rare group of HIV-positive individuals need no medicine to keep the virus in check. Their good fortune could point the way to more powerful treatments--and perhaps a vaccine. [electronic resource] - Scientific American Jul 2012 - 44-51 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

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AIDS Vaccines
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--genetics
Anti-HIV Agents--therapeutic use
Female
HIV--immunology
HIV Infections--drug therapy
HIV Seropositivity--genetics
Humans
Male
Natural Killer T-Cells--immunology
T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer--immunology