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The novelty of this (not captured in the headline) is that the man received non-resistant stem cells . I believe in all previous cases the donors had mutations
by helsinkiandrew 11mo ago
The novelty of this (not captured in the headline) is that the man received non-resistant stem cells .
I believe in all previous cases the donors had mutations of the CCR5 gene which made them resistant to HIV.
- jtbayly 11mo agoSecond sentence from the article: > Significantly, he is also the second of the seven who received stem cells that were not actually resistant to the virus, strengthening the case that HIV-resistant cells may not be necessary for an HIV cure.
- dhosek 11mo agoYes, but why read the first paragraph of an article when you can write a comment to demonstrate your knowledge and ignorance simultaneously?