Tests on London patient offer hope of HIV ‘cure’

Man becomes second person in world to be cleared of virus after stem cell donationA London patient with HIV has become the second person ever to be free of the virus after a bone marrow transplant, raising hopes of a cure for Aids.More than a decade ago, Timothy Brown, the so-called Berlin patient who later went public, made history as the first person to be “cured” of HIV. Like the London patient, he had a bone marrow stem cell transplant to treat cancer.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Aids and HIV Society Health Medical research London UK news Science Source Type: news