Man cured of HIV with transplant from his brother in world first procedure

A patient in Norway has been cured of HIV by a stem cell transplant from his elder brother (Picture: Shutterstock /Spectral-Design)

An HIV patient has said it feels like ‘winning the lottery twice’ after being virtually cured of the disease with the help of his brother.

The 64-year-old, known as the ‘Oslo patient’, has been in remission for five years after receiving a stem cell transplant.

His brother, the donor, was found to be resistant to the virus, which if untreated can be deadly.

While treatments can keep HIV at bay, the virus remains extremely difficult to permanently cure as it can remain hidden in cells.

The Oslo patient was originally diagnosed with HIV in 2006, when he was aged 44.

He was then found to have myelodysplastic syndrome, a fatal Read Entire Article