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Product Name: Infectioous Deseases
Product Description
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus, commonly known as HIV, is a retrovirus that primarily infects the vital components of the human immune system. Many of the problems faced by people infected with HIV result from failure of the immune system to protect from opportunistic infections and cancers. HIV is a major cause of death worldwide. We are working with the CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, an academic affiliate of the Harvard Medical Center, in a collaboration to identify HIV microRNAs and human microRNAs whose levels are affected by HIV infection.
HCV
Hepatitis C virus, or HCV, is an RNA virus that can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Many people with HCV infection have no initial symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. According to data published by the World Health Organization, HCV infects an estimated 170 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the developed world. The current standard of care for HCV infection is treatment with interferon alpha (INFα) and ribavirin and is not effective in approximately 50% of the patients. We and our collaborators are working to develop a microRNA-based drug for HCV infection through the discovery of HCV microRNAs and human microRNAs whose levels are affected by HCV infection.
Company Details
Rosetta Genomics is an international leader in diagnostic and therapeutic product development and medical research involving micro-ribonucleic acid, commonly known as microRNA. Rosetta has developed an extensive integrated platform in microRNA... more
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