Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant.

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Postby TheRealOne » 2009.02.14 (04:40)

A 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to the virus that causes AIDS, according to a report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The patient underwent a stem cell transplant and since, has not tested positive for HIV in his blood.

"The patient is fine," said Dr. Gero Hutter of Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin in Germany. "Today, two years after his transplantation, he is still without any signs of HIV disease and without antiretroviral medication."
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I find this quite amazing. This has got to be a very historic medical achievement. I think Peter Griffin said it best in this clip from Family Guy.
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Postby Amadeus » 2009.02.14 (04:45)

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Postby sheganican » 2009.02.14 (04:53)

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Postby Studebacher Hoch » 2009.02.14 (05:21)

42?!?! Douglas Adams predicted the cure for AIDS!
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Postby t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư » 2009.02.14 (21:04)

That is actually amazing in the extreme.
Sure hope it's not a fluke...
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Postby scythe » 2009.02.14 (23:04)

This story is actually a little old. Still, it's a tremendous breakthrough.
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