A transmission electron micrograph of HIV virus particles (pink) replicating from the plasma membrane of an infected immune cell. Image source: NIAID
A transplant of stem cells from the umbilical cord has resulted in a woman going into remission for HIV for the first time.
The woman, known as the 'New York patient', has been clear of detectable HIV since 2017, after she received HIV-resistant stem cells that had been harvested from umbilical cord blood to treat her leukemia. Stem cells are produced by bone marrow and can turn into different types of blood cells.
Read more - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2364804-umbilical-blood-stem-cell-transplant-puts-woman-in-hiv-remission/
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