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A Doctor, a Mutation and a Potential Cure for AIDS
November 9, 2008 by BJS
Very interesting article at the Wall Street Journal about an AIDS patient in Berlin who also happened to have leukemia. When given a bone marrow transplant to treat the latter, his physician chose a donor with a genetic defect that makes his cells immune to most forms of HIV. Looks like that immunity was passed on, and the leukemia patient is now HIV-free 600-plus days on.
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