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Tripartite motif-containing 22, also known as TRIM22, is a human gene.[1]

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This stops it from moving throughout the body. This is the first time that scientists have found a naturally occurring gene that blocks HIV and it could prove essential in the fight against aids.

According to researcher Stephen Barr, a molecular virologist in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, gene TRIM22 prevents the assembly of the HIV virus.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Entrez Gene: TRIM22 tripartite motif-containing 22".
  2. ^ Researchers discover gene that blocks HIV

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