For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV

Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV by m_eiman on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @03:57AM (#2007513)

Couldn't they put the original bone marrow in a box somewhere, wait until the borrowed marrow has done it's job and then replace the original one, to not have to take immunosuppressants?

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Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV by Havoc on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @05:15AM (#2007630)

I don't think bone marrow transplants are quite that cut & paste.

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Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV by exch on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @07:37AM (#2007881)

Someone should file a bug report, cos that is obviously a design flaw.

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Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV by sp332 on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @01:13PM (#2009100)

Cut and paste will be in the next release :-)

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Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV by m_eiman on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @08:00AM (#2007922)

Of course, but with a bit of research it might be a better long term alternative; suppressing the immune system isn't something that'll ensure longevity.

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Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV by carbocation on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @09:34AM (#2008206)

Your chance of survival would go from (0.9) to (0.9*0.9).

Also, this paper hasn't actually proven a cure. It has clearly demonstrated long-term suppression. However, by replacing the CCR5-deficient T cells with his regular cells, you'd certainly test the hypothesis. There is also the risk that you would be reintroducing HIV-infected cells.

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Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV by robhu on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @10:47AM (#2008484)

Isn't there the issue that his original bone marrow (which you've temporarily removed) is probably infected with HIV? Returning it at a later date would reinfect him.

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