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. 2015 Jan 1;1(1):1-3.
doi: 10.1016/S2055-6640(20)31152-3.

HIV cure research: a formidable challenge

Jintanat Ananworanich  1 , Anthony S Fauci  2
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HIV cure research: a formidable challenge

Jintanat Ananworanich et al. J Virus Erad. .

Abstract

The ultimate goal of HIV cure research is to allow HIV-infected individuals to be free of disease in the absence of antiretroviral therapy. We discuss current directions and future opportunities aimed at achieving sustained virological remission, and possibly eradication. A multidisciplinary approach to HIV cure research will be important, and ethical, social and behavioural research should be conducted in parallel with basic and clinical research.

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