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HIV/AIDS Support

shaayecanaan

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1. How long can it be before the wealthier HIV patients start accessing this?

Reply to William769 (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 11:33 PM

Jul 2012

There's no particular mystery to this form of treatment. About 10% of white populations have one CCR5-delta 32 gene, which gives them some measure of resistance. About 1% of whites have two sets of the gene, which gives them functional immunity against HIV.

All you need is a bone marrow donor that is compatible and who is double-delta 32. And a crapload of money to fund the bone marrow transfer, and a bit of luck, as the mortality rate is up around 30%.

You can be pretty sure the HIV sufferers with deep enough pockets are probably looking into this already.

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How long can it be before the wealthier HIV patients start accessing this? shaayecanaan Jul 2012 #1

the transplant process is very risky La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2012 #2

about 30% mortality rate shaayecanaan Jul 2012 #3