Freak occurrence or may they have just opened the door that's leading to a cure?

To be honest I think that it may be just that. Maybe not a "freak" occurrence as such, but more of a case of there being an out of the ordinary biological/physiological reaction between the recipients genetic structure and the donor tissue. I do believe this was probably more of an anomaly than anything else because I know they have attempted precedures like this in the past and failed to kill the virus. It does however, provide the means for pathologists to reverse engineer any biological activity that may have occured which may in turn lead them closer to a remedy or even a vaccine of sorts. And I agree with you that there may be a cure under our noses too. Not just for AIDWS but for other diseases as well. It may be a particular deep depth fish or coral; or the properties of an undiscovered Amazonian plant or something like that! When you consider how many years have been spent so far with no cure, this is a distinct possibility. Let's hope so! Thanks for the response.

Thanks for the br James. It's a subjec i have a high curiosity about and always enjoy reading and sharing about.

You are most welcome Alok. I too believe strongly that there is probably a source right under our noses that will assist greatly with overcoming this disease. They just haven't found it yet! Hopefully sooner rather than later significant progress will be made in this regard.

He certainly is riyasam! So far, they have found no traces whatsoever of the virus in any of his major organs or in his blood and it has been this way for 20 months now. He has been given a second chance at life it seems so I hope that he uses this chance wisely. A cure has been evasive for so long now so all we can do is hope, yes. This has promising possibilities though. Thanks for the response.

I agree with you mimpi. Based on the number of marrow transplants conducted in AIDS patients in the past this is definitely a statisitical anomaly. It is promising though if they are able to define the genetic processes that resulted ont the virus being suppressed. If they are able to reverse engineer this aspect then they may just get ever closer to an inhibitor vaccine or similar. Hopefully this will spark off a new intensity in the scientific community too. Thanks for the response.

Hi iskayz. It certainly has the potential to lead to something very beneficial in this field but they do have a long way to go yet. According to the article, there have been some 30+ marrow transplants in AIDS sufferers and only two to date have achieved an elimination of the virus. So at this stage it does not appear to be a common theme at all. It does however create many opportunities to delve deeper into gene research based on the antibodies or inhibitors that were created in cases such as this one; and to hopefully work towards a vaccine or "blocker". All of this said, it is still a very positive sign for the future. Thanks for the response.

It would definitely be a wonderful breakthrough if this were to lead to a vaccine or a cure but as per usual we will have to wait and see! Thanks for responding celestos.