Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV, has died of leukaemia
Brown's treatment in 2007 involved destroying his immune system and transplanting stem cells with a gene mutation called CCR5 that resists HIV
30 September 2020 - 13:33
London — Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to be cured of HIV when he had a unique type of bone marrow transplant, has died in California after relapsing with cancer, his partner said.
“It is with great sadness that I announce that Timothy passed away ... this afternoon surrounded by myself and friends, after a five-month battle with leukaemia,” his partner, Tim Hoeffgen, said in a post on Facebook. He said Brown was his “hero” and “the sweetest person in the world”...
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