Re:For the First Time in History Man Cured of HIV
by necolas on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @09:32AM
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"This is not prime time to me at all. This is a very unusual situation that has little practical application for a simple reason. This donor not only had to be a good compatible match, but the donor had to have a genetic defect of cells that do not express the receptor that the HIV virus needs to enter the cell."
"This patient is trading one poison for another. He may not have to be on antiretroviral drugs anymore, but he has to take immunosuppressant drugs now to prevent the rejection of his transplant cells. Again, what this is, is an interesting proof of concept, but it's absolutely impractical."
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
"This patient is trading one poison for another. He may not have to be on antiretroviral drugs anymore, but he has to take immunosuppressant drugs now to prevent the rejection of his transplant cells. Again, what this is, is an interesting proof of concept, but it's absolutely impractical."
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/12/14/doctors-claim-hiv-p...