The finding suggested that these people may have achieved a “functional cure.”The research, published in the journal Nature, outlines a new mechanism by which the body may suppress HIV, visible only now because of advances in genetics. The woman is Loreen Willenberg, 66, of California, already famous among researchers because her body has suppressed the virus for decades after verified infection. Only two other people — Timothy Brown of Palm Springs, California, and Adam Castillejo of London — have been declared cured of HIV. With the exception of one test years ago that indicated a small amount of virus, researchers were never able to identify HIV in her tissues. Some people who suppress the virus without drugs don’t have detectable antibodies or immune cells that rapidly respond to HIV.

Source: bd News24 August 27, 2020 00:33 UTC