German Man Cured of HIV

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 German Man Cured of HIV?
 
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          Dec 14, 2010
          
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In 2007 an HIV-positive German man received a stem cell transplant to treat his leukemia -- weeks later, he showed no signs of HIV in his bloodstream.

Now, three years later and after a round of chemotherapy in 2008, Timothy Ray Brown continues to show no signs of being HIV-positive. 

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