Read the story on the first man to recover from HIV Positive with a stem cell transplant who is now symptom free for 5 years!
http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/man-appears-free-of-hiv-after-stem-cell-transplant-for-3-years/
And with these 2 more men now HIV free, perhaps the dream of an HIV Free Generation is one step closer to reality!
Two More Patients HIV-Free After Bone Marrow Transplants
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have discovered that, following bone marrow transplants, two men no longer have detectable HIV in their blood cells.
The finding is significant because it suggests that by giving these patients transplants while they were on anti-retroviral therapy, they may have been cured of the AIDS-causing virus.
“We expected HIV to vanish from the patients’ plasma, but it is surprising that we can’t find any traces of HIV in their cells,” said Dr. Timothy Henrich, one of the researchers studying the two men. “It suggests that under the cover of anti-retroviral therapy, the cells that repopulated the patient’s immune system appear to be protected from becoming re-infected with HIV.”…
Two More Patients HIV-Free After Bone Marrow Transplants – ABC News.
