New hope for HIV cure in ‘elite controllers’ – ClickLancashire

A man in Brazil may have also been cured of HIV through various medications, but there is dispute over whether his body truly banished the virus. Now, a new study offers insight into how the body manages that feat.
A handful of people with HIV are able to control the disease without treatment, and now research on these so-called elite controllers is offering clues in the search for a cure.
“These people are referred to as elite controllers”.
After receiving several potent antiviral drugs he w…

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