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Published online 20 November 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011122-8
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HIV skips shrinking rafts
Cholesterol capping limits HIV replication.
Cholesterol-lowering drugs inhibit HIV replication in cells, new research shows1. Experts doubt the drugs will become the next AIDS therapy, but the finding hints at an important role for cholesterol-rich regions in HIV infection.
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