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Cord Blood Stem Cell Therapy for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Cord blood stem cell transplantation is routinely used to treat hematopoietic diseases. Individuals who are homozygous for the 32 polymorphism of the CCR5 locus, encoding a co-receptor for HIV-1, are normal and are resistant to HIV infection. Here we suggest that public cord blood repositories are likely to contain CCR5 homozygous units that could be used as a therapy for HIV-infected individuals.

Source: Stem Cells and Development

DOI: 10.1089/scd.2008.0304

Authors: Gabriel Gonzalez, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Joseph C. Gathe, Richard R. Behringer

Institution: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: HIV Research and Treatment

Subfield: Virology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2080644015

FWCI: 1.346

Cites: 14

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10