Adam Castillejo
Adam Castillejo | |
|---|---|
| Other names | The London Patient |
| Known for | Second person known to have been cured of HIV infection |
Adam Castillejo, also known as "The London Patient",[1] is the second person known to have been cured of HIV infection.[2][3]
His body became resistant to HIV infection after receiving a bone marrow transplant to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma. The donor carried the CCR5-Δ32 mutation which gives resistance from HIV infection.[4] He was treated by Professor Ravindra Gupta.[3]
See also
See also
- Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection
References
- ^ Mandavilli, Apoorva (9 March 2020). "The 'London Patient,' Cured of H.I.V., Reveals His Identity". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Davis, Nicola (March 9, 2020). "Second person ever to be cleared of HIV reveals identity". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cured of HIV: I want to be an ambassador of hope". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ Apoorva Mandavilli (March 4, 2019). "H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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