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Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells [CRISPR, proof-of-concept] (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

By prolonging the anti retroviral therapy (with a regime containing a Reverse Transcriptase or Ingetrase Inhibitor) for a certain time after the CRISPR-Cas treatment should lead to the complete elimination of the viral DNA, comparable to PrEP in un-infected individuals.