Bone Marrow Transplant Suppresses AIDS in Patient

Bone Marrow Transplant Suppresses AIDS in Patient

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A BONE marrow transplant using stem cells from a donor with natural genetic resistance to the AIDS virus has kept an HIV patient free of infection for nearly two years, researchers say. The patient, an American living in Berlin, was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS and also had leukemia.

The best treatment for the leukemia was a bone marrow transplant, which takes the stem cells from a healthy donor's immune system to replace the patient's cancer-ridden cells.

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Bone marrow transplants for people suffering from AIDS. If this actually holds true the repurcussions will be astonishing, for people in the First World anyway. I can't see the multitudes in Africa lining up to pay for what is a very expensive procedure anytime soon.

Still, I hope that we may actually see a cure for this terrible disease sooner rather than later.

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It's pretty cool, looking forward to seeing how it goes.