Comments on: Stem Cell Transplant Cures Leukemia Patient’s HIV http://www.rodedwards.ca/2010/02/stem-cell-transplant-cures-leukemia-patients-hiv/ A Manitoban Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:54:51 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rod Edwards http://www.rodedwards.ca/2010/02/stem-cell-transplant-cures-leukemia-patients-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 Rod Edwards Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:36:12 +0000 http://www.rodedwards.ca/?p=341#comment-1945 David - thanks a tonne for the additional information & links. David – thanks a tonne for the additional information & links.

]]> By: David Granovsky http://www.rodedwards.ca/2010/02/stem-cell-transplant-cures-leukemia-patients-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 David Granovsky Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:18:43 +0000 http://www.rodedwards.ca/?p=341#comment-1944 A few clarifications. This article was posted here Feb 2009 - http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/stem-cells-hiv-part-2-a-doctor-a-mutation-and-a-potential-cure-for-aids-wsjcom/ Original article is from Wall Street Journal - Nov 2008 - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602394113507555.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs%3Darticle "Doctors have not been able to detect the virus in his blood for more than 600 days" takes us back to about Jan of 2007 so if he is still symptom free it is for over 3 years now. There were no embryos involved in this. Any time you see the words "treated" or "improved" or "recovered" associated with the words "stem cells", assume it was from adult stem cells until proven otherwise. http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/stem-cells-for-newbies/ In this case, there were 80 compatible blood donors living in Germany and on the 61st sample tested, they found one with the "retrovirus resistant" mutation from both parents. I've been told the procedure cost about $150k. also, http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/stem-cells-hiv-part-1-history-california-scientists-tout-stem-cells-use-to-battle-hiv-the-body/ and http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/stem-cells-hiv-part-3-major-advance-in-hiv-gene-therapy/ A few clarifications.
This article was posted here Feb 2009 – http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/stem-cells-hiv-part-2-a-doctor-a-mutation-and-a-potential-cure-for-aids-wsjcom/

Original article is from Wall Street Journal – Nov 2008 – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602394113507555.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs%3Darticle

“Doctors have not been able to detect the virus in his blood for more than 600 days” takes us back to about Jan of 2007 so if he is still symptom free it is for over 3 years now.

There were no embryos involved in this. Any time you see the words “treated” or “improved” or “recovered” associated with the words “stem cells”, assume it was from adult stem cells until proven otherwise. http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/stem-cells-for-newbies/

In this case, there were 80 compatible blood donors living in Germany and on the 61st sample tested, they found one with the “retrovirus resistant” mutation from both parents.

I’ve been told the procedure cost about $150k.

also, http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/stem-cells-hiv-part-1-history-california-scientists-tout-stem-cells-use-to-battle-hiv-the-body/
and http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/stem-cells-hiv-part-3-major-advance-in-hiv-gene-therapy/

]]> By: Rod Edwards http://www.rodedwards.ca/2010/02/stem-cell-transplant-cures-leukemia-patients-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 Rod Edwards Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:30:06 +0000 http://www.rodedwards.ca/?p=341#comment-1943 Well - CNN is careful to couch it as "appears" to be free of HIV - so I imagine that there's some due diligence to be done before a large scale announcement that traits - like HIV resistance - can be passed with transplants. I look at something like this and wonder if a transplant from an donor that can eat fish could "cure" my fish allergy. Well – CNN is careful to couch it as “appears” to be free of HIV – so I imagine that there’s some due diligence to be done before a large scale announcement that traits – like HIV resistance – can be passed with transplants. I look at something like this and wonder if a transplant from an donor that can eat fish could “cure” my fish allergy.

]]> By: Paul M http://www.rodedwards.ca/2010/02/stem-cell-transplant-cures-leukemia-patients-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 Paul M Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:35:27 +0000 http://www.rodedwards.ca/?p=341#comment-1942 Wow! If true, this is huge (and fantastic) news. Wow! If true, this is huge (and fantastic) news.

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