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US, China researchers identify anti-AIDS proteins.

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| September 27, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Headline: US, China researchers identify anti-AIDS proteins

A group of US and Chinese scientists have identified a group of proteins that naturally block HIV from developing into AIDS, a discovery that could revolutionize HIV treatment, AFX reported on September 26 citing US researchers.

A joint team at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC) succeeded in identifying a group of proteins, called alpha-defensins -1, -2, -3, found in a small percentage of HIV-positive people known as long-term non-progressors.

This group, which makes up about 1-2 percent of all HIV positive people in the…

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