Another HIV Patient Possibly Cured With Stem Cell Transplant

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— But this case is unique, researchers say

By Ed Susman

BRISBANE, Australia — Another HIV patient has been off antiretroviral medication for 20 months without detectable HIV levels after he underwent stem cell transplant to treat cancer — but, unlike previous “cures,” this patient’s donor stem cells did not have the mutation that confers resistance to HIV. Read the full story in MedPage Today.

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