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Related, a seventh person has been "cured" (article quotes) of HIV/AIDS after a stem cell transplant:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/seventh-person-cu...

The donor had 2 copies of the CCR5 gene, which resulted in HIV not being able to enter immune cells (like T cells) as efficiently, giving them time to fight it off.



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