A Cure for AIDS... ish just got real.

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Well, I know you can't believe everything you read on the internet... but I came across this article in the Wall Street Journal.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602394113507555.html

They found a genetic mutation in some people that prevents CCR5 molecules (The molecules that the HIV strand attaches to on white blood cells) from growing on the outside of white blood cells.

The initial "test" (I think it was an accident) on a Leukemia patient who was getting a standard course of medicine to treat the Leukemia by way of a bone marrow transplant, deemed successful as far as scientists/doctors can see. The woman (42 year old American woman living in Berlin, Germany) has not been taking her HIV medication, and they have not been able to find the HIV virus in her blood for over 600 days. Normally when someone stops taking their HIV medication, the virus swarms their blood within days, up to weeks.

As stated in the article, it probably won't ever be a commonly-used cure (Due to the mortality rate of bone marrow transplants. Which is roughly 30%). But it opens doors, such as changing the patience genes through gene-therapy so they naturally block CCR5 molecules from forming. Maybe after a while, having HIV in your blood stream will be like a male having HPV. Pointless.

I'm pretty excited about this.

(No, I don't have HIV/AIDS. I just care about people. Sorry.)

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[Stephen_c 10+ year member]

good news if its real

 

[Pop da Hatch 10+ year member]

wow

 

[LiquidClen 10+ year member]

Well, I know you can't believe everything you read on the internet... but I came across this article in the Wall Street Journal.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602394113507555.html

They found a genetic mutation in some people that prevents CCR5 molecules (The molecules that the HIV strand attaches to on white blood cells) from growing on the outside of white blood cells.

The initial "test" (I think it was an accident) on a Leukemia patient who was getting a standard course of medicine to treat the Leukemia by way of a bone marrow transplant, deemed successful as far as scientists/doctors can see. The woman (42 year old American woman living in Berlin, Germany) has not been taking her HIV medication, and they have not been able to find the HIV virus in her blood for over 600 days. Normally when someone stops taking their HIV medication, the virus swarms their blood within days, up to weeks.

I'm pretty excited about this.

Trying to get clean after sharing some needles with your homies?

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

FUck condoms

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Trying to get clean after sharing some needles with your homies?

I added some more info, and the reasoning why I'm excited.

So, that's a n3g.

 

[DUMPED 10+ year member]

it could be that her virus load is undetectable..

but if she hasnt been taking her meds that wouldnt be the case.

lets hope this is some progress

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

it could be that her virus load is undetectable..but if she hasnt been taking her meds that wouldnt be the case.

lets hope this is some progress

If her strand was undetectable, how would they know she had HIV to begin with...?

And if they just tested her once and she had a low white blood count and deemed she had AIDS, I doubt they would've publicized this because it's false hope. But, someone with AIDS could not survive in the real world for nearly 2 years with out medication. Their immune system would be too weak. Not to mention, they would realize her white blood count is low.

But: it could've been a fluke. I like to think more positively, though.

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

nice!!

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

fhk yes!

This must be good news for Kove

 

[Proximity 10+ year member]

it could be that her virus load is undetectable..but if she hasnt been taking her meds that wouldnt be the case.

lets hope this is some progress

Why do you have to be so hiv negative all the time //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[DUMPED 10+ year member]

I just read the article..

thats great news..

from what I understood they said that the transplant probably would not work

on a large scale basis with others fighting the illness because of the mortality rate

from doing the transplant.. however they may be able to learn from this

and work from there..

great news indeed

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

We're fvcked. Overpopulation ftl...

 

[DUMPED 10+ year member]

Why do you have to be so hiv negative all the time //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

I'm sorry I dont understand your joke in this case.

at no time was downing the info or anything of the sort //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

this is actually great news.

and upon having read the entire article the situation is

much more clearer and I further understand the situation...

 

[LiquidClen 10+ year member]

Well, I know you can't believe everything you read on the internet... but I came across this article in the Wall Street Journal.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602394113507555.html

They found a genetic mutation in some people that prevents CCR5 molecules (The molecules that the HIV strand attaches to on white blood cells) from growing on the outside of white blood cells.

The initial "test" (I think it was an accident) on a Leukemia patient who was getting a standard course of medicine to treat the Leukemia by way of a bone marrow transplant, deemed successful as far as scientists/doctors can see. The woman (42 year old American woman living in Berlin, Germany) has not been taking her HIV medication, and they have not been able to find the HIV virus in her blood for over 600 days. Normally when someone stops taking their HIV medication, the virus swarms their blood within days, up to weeks.

As stated in the article, it probably won't ever be a commonly-used cure (Due to the mortality rate of bone marrow transplants. Which is roughly 30%). But it opens doors, such as changing the patience genes through gene-therapy so they naturally block CCR5 molecules from forming. Maybe after a while, having HIV in your blood stream will be like a male having HPV. Pointless.

I'm pretty excited about this.

(No, I don't have HIV/AIDS. I just care about people. Sorry.)

Are you required to tell a bitvh if you have HPV? If not, sucks for her lol. And i was just bustin' your chops about having AIDS lol