Paris, France, April 13, 2026 (AFP) - Norwegian effectively cured of HIV after transplant from brother

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2026-04-13

A Norwegian man has been effectively cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother, doctors announced on Monday. The patient's brother happened to carry a rare, virus-blocking genetic mutation. The 63-year-old man, dubbed the "Oslo patient", is the latest in around 10 people worldwide who have gone into long-term remission from HIV after receiving a transplant to treat unrelated blood cancer. The high-risk procedure normal......

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