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A man who has lived with HIV since the 1980s seems to have been cured in only the fourth such case, say doctors.
He was given a bone marrow transplant to treat blood cancer leukaemia from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus.
The 66-year-old, who does not want to be identified, has stopped taking HIV medication.
He said he was "beyond grateful" the virus could no longer be found in his body.
The man is known as the "City of Hope" patient after the hospital where he was treated in Duarte, California.
Many of his friends died from HIV in the era before antiretroviral drugs could give people a near-normal life expectancy.
He was given a bone marrow transplant to treat blood cancer leukaemia from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus.
The 66-year-old, who does not want to be identified, has stopped taking HIV medication.
He said he was "beyond grateful" the virus could no longer be found in his body.
The man is known as the "City of Hope" patient after the hospital where he was treated in Duarte, California.
Many of his friends died from HIV in the era before antiretroviral drugs could give people a near-normal life expectancy.
Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV
A man who has had HIV since the 1980s had a bone marrow transplant from a donor resistant to the virus.
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