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I've never heard anything to the effect of some people being naturally immune to HIV. I've heard of people with much higher resistance than normal, but not imm

I've never heard anything to the effect of some people being naturally immune to HIV. I've heard of people with much higher resistance than normal, but not immunity. Could you please provide a source? It seems to me that people who were naturally immune to HIV would provide a powerful tool to doctors researching potential cures, and thus would be major news.

ars 16y ago
It was and is major news, just google hiv immunity - tons of links come up. For example: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100505133250.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100505133250.ht... Also - that's exactly what this case is - the donor was naturally immune to HIV.