Surgical Procedure Supposedly Cured HIV in German. BBC Link

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A German, suffering from HIV & leukemia, got a bone marrow transplant. And lost his HIV.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7726118.stm

Doctors in Germany say a patient appears to have been cured of HIV by a bone marrow transplant from a donor who had a genetic resistance to the virus.

The researchers in Berlin said the man, who suffered from leukaemia and HIV, had shown no sign of either disease since the transplant two years ago.

But they stressed it was an unusual case which needed further investigation.

Experts said the result may boost interest in gene therapy for HIV.

OK, any BioDopers know more about this?

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