2010-12-16, 09:23 AM
OB3LISK Wrote:How did they know that the guy who donated bone marrow was resistant to HIV? Did they...Test his cells directly by introducing them to HIV virus? Or did they just give the HIV victim without testing it, and it just so happened to work out?
You really need to learn to read the articles before asking things about them.
Quote:Doctors chose stem cells from an individual who had an unusual genetic profile: a mutation inherited from both parents that resulted in CD4 cells that lacked the CCR5 receptor. This mutation, called CCR5 delta 32 homozygosity, is present in less than 1% of Caucasians in northern and western Europe, and is associated with a reduced risk of becoming infected with HIV.
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