"The Berlin Patient" is what they are calling the first person in history who has been cured of HIV. This patient had a stem cell transplant in 2007. The transplant was actually a treatment for Timothy Ray Brown's lukemia. At the time of the treatment he was HIV-positive, and doctors believe now that he is HIV-free. This is a huge medical breakthrough.
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/abstract/blood-2010-09-309591v1
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