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Allogeneic transplantation of CCR5-deficient progenitor cells in a patient with HIV infection: an update after 3 years and the search for patient no. 2
18 Dec 2010
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In February 2007, the medical team of the Charité Berlin performed an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in an HIV-infected patient with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) using progenitor cells from a donor, especially selected for homozygosity for the CCR5-delta32 deletion (HIV-resistance gene) [1]. Now, more than 3 years after this treatment, the patient is still off antiretroviral...
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