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