"HIV is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Until now, HIV has no cure and has led to the deaths of over 25 million people. However, a possible cure has appeared. Dr. Gero Hutter, a brilliant physician in Germany, replaced the bone marrow of an HIV patient with the bone marrow of a donor who has natural immunity to HIV. The new bone marrow in the patient then produced immune-system cells that are immune to HIV. Being unable to hijack any immune cell, the HIV has simply disappeared. The patient has been free of HIV for about 2 years. Some physicians at UCLA have developed a similar therapy and plan to commercialize it."
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Parece uma ideia tão simples. É normal que ninguém se tivesse aventurado, já que compatibilidade de medula não é fácil... mas diria que o paciente em causa teve uma sorte descomunal: um dia tem leucemia e HIV, no outro tá limpo! :D
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