Title

In Search of AIDS-Resistance Genes

Authors

Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute at FrederickFollow
Michael Dean, National Cancer Institute at Frederick

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1997

Publication Title

Scientific American

Keywords

HIV-positive persons

ISSN

0036-8733

Volume

277

Issue/No.

3

First Page

44

Last Page

51

Abstract

Focuses on studies conducted on persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and how genes attribute to these persons part or full resistance to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Number of persons who died from AIDS in the United States; Why some individuals escape HIV infection despite being at high risk. INSETS: The mysterious natural history of the resistance allele. ; Other influences on HIV progression.

Comments

©1997 Scientific American

NSUWorks Citation

O'Brien, Stephen J. and Michael Dean. 1997. "In Search of AIDS-Resistance Genes." Scientific American 277, (3): 44-51. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/687

ORCID ID

0000-0001-7353-8301

ResearcherID

N-1726-2015