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First woman ‘HIV free’ after stem cell transplant

HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ribbon [Courtesy]

An American leukemia patient has become the first woman and the third person to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes Aids, researchers reported on Tuesday.

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