Is it possible to create mutant CD4+ markers which are still functional?

Keerthivasan Chandradoss Raanin @Keerthivasan_Raanin

04 April 2014 1 5K Report

Can we make a mutant CD4+ cell so that it is still functional in creating an immune response, but not binding with HIV?

Anil Prasad

No, I do not think so is possible.

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