The Esperanza Patient
This post describes the case of a woman who appears to have been naturally cured of her HIV infection.
ccr5 receptor
TWiV 278: Flushing HIV down the zinc
On episode #278 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy discuss disruption of the ccr5 gene in lymphocytes of patients infected with HIV-1. You can find TWiV #278 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.