HIV patient “cured” by bone marrow
A bone marrow transplant from a donor cured a HIV patient, said doctors in Germany.
The result is expected to encourage further interest in gene therapy as a treatment for Aids. So far all efforts to find a cure have been unsuccessful.
The man, who suffered from leukaemia and HIV, had shown no sign of either disease since the transplant two years ago.
Berlin’s Charite hospital said the 42-year-old patient had been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus that causes Aids for more than a decade and also had leukaemia.
The clinic said since the transplant, tests on his bone marrow, blood and other organ tissues have all been clean.
But still leading HIV researcher, Dr Andrew Badley has warned a lot more tests are needed to prove the man is clear of HIV.