Woman appears cured of HIV after umbilical-cord blood transplant

Re:Woman appears cured of HIV after umbilical-cord blood tra... by metb on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @07:52AM (#30359366)

There was some research that indicated stem cells can be made from skin cells. Is there a chance this field will eventually catch up by the time stem cell therapies become more widely accesssible?

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Re:Woman appears cured of HIV after umbilical-cord blood tra... by pkukp9 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @11:52AM (#30362337)

Those stem cells are more unstable than cord blood stem cells. Right now they can be carcinogenic!

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Re:Woman appears cured of HIV after umbilical-cord blood tra... by metb on Thursday February 17, 2022 @02:40AM (#30370495)

Thanks for replying. Would like to learn more about the carcinogenic aspect of these stem cells. Can you share any pointers.

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