Abstract
The paper presents a mathematical model of the criteria for gene therapy of T helper cells to have a clinical effect on HIV infection. Our main results are that the therapy should be designed to give the transduced cells a significant but not necessarily total protection against HIV-induced cell deaths, and to avoid the production of viral mutants that are insensitive to gene therapy. The transduced cells will not survive if the gene therapy only blocks the spread of virus.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Bulletin of Mathematical Biology |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 725-745 |
ISSN | 0092-8240 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |