cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/62853947
Researchers at Oslo University Hospital have closely examined the man’s blood, bone marrow, and intestines without finding any trace of active HIV virus.
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.sciencenorway.no/aids-diseases-hiv/the-oslo-patient-is-the-seventh-man-in-the-world-likely-cured-of-hiv-offers-hope/2649112
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The article doesn’t go into it, but the university’s published perspective adds that the cure is that a bone marrow transplant he got for non-HIV reasons turned out to come from a person with natural HIV immunity.
https://www.oslo-universitetssykehus.no/om-oss/nyheter/banebrytende-hiv-forskning-med-oppsiktsvekkende-resultat/#%3A~%3Atext=Forskerne+har+bekreftet+at+pasientens+opprinnelige+immunsystem%2C%2Chivs+hovedmål%2C+er+fullstendig+erstattet+av+brorens
That is consistent with the other cured patients.
The question is, how do we synthesize this as a global cure? Also, bone marrow transplants seem intense. We need to figure out a better delivery method for this to scale.