Presenting at the international conference of AIDS researchers in Floriday Thursday, Dr. Timothy Henrich of Brigham & Womenâ??s Hospital said the new information can dramatically contribute to advancing strategies to fight off the virus, the Boston Globe reports.
Two patients thought to be cured of HIV after undergoing bone marrow treatment have shown traces of infection again, according to Boston researchers.
Henrich said the reemergence of the virus demonstrates that HIV reservoirs â?? latent cells that over the genetic code of HIV â?? are lurking deeper in the body & are more persistent than scientists had realized. Both patients treated cancer with bone marrow transplants several years ago paused their antiretroviral medications for seven & 15 weeks this year, in the work of which the virus appeared to be undetectable until August.
The Boston team is now reviewing information to choose why patient could stay virus-free for eight months, taking a look at things like whether age at time of infection or the manner of infection played a part.
Read more: HIV Returns in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients | TIME.com http://healthland.time.com/2013/12/07/hiv-returns-in-two-bone-marrow-transplant-patients/#ixzz2mzxhYfIO
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