Genetic cause of innate resistance to HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 12:42
in Health & Medicine
Some people may be naturally resistant to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The results of a study conducted by Dr. Nicole Bernard of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) bring us closer to a genetic explanation. Her study findings were published on July 16 in the journal AIDS.