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Nicoletta Lanese

Mysterious case of the 'Geneva patient,' the latest person in long-term remission from HIV, raises questions

illustration shows a stem cell in the late stages of diving, floating near other stem cells

A sixth person is in long-term remission from HIV following a stem cell transplant, scientists reported this week at a major HIV research conference — but the patient's case differs dramatically from earlier ones, and it cannot yet be explained.

"What has happened to me is wonderful and magical," the anonymous patient said in a statement. "We can now focus on the future."

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