# Surgical Procedure Supposedly Cured HIV in German. BBC Link
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**Created:** [November 15, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-procedure-supposedly-cured-hiv-in-german-bbc-link/472855 "2008-11-15T13:17:14Z")
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-procedure-supposedly-cured-hiv-in-german-bbc-link/472855/1 "2008-11-15T13:17:14Z")
A German, suffering from HIV & leukemia, got a bone marrow transplant. And lost his HIV.
> **[BBC NEWS | Health | Bone marrow 'cures HIV patient'](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7726118.stm)**
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> German doctors say a patient appears to have been cured of HIV by a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> But they stressed it was an unusual case which needed further investigation.
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> Experts said the result may boost interest in gene therapy for HIV.
OK, any BioDopers know more about this?
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### Author:  [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-procedure-supposedly-cured-hiv-in-german-bbc-link/472855/2 "2008-11-15T13:45:20Z")
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