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Does anyone have a link to the actual article? Or possibly a proper citation?
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Does anyone have a link to the actual article? Or possibly a proper citation? {{unsigned ip|192.17.144.82}}
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:I have added such a link in the explanation. Unfortunately, you have to subscribe to the magazine asterisked in  the comic, so the link goes to another one. It also helps to Google "nejm aug 10 2011". Anonymous 04:51, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
  
 
Trial appears to have been a success, although the patient now has no B-cells and thus a compromised immune system (will need regular gamma globulin transfusions and the like). [[Special:Contributions/75.103.23.206|75.103.23.206]] 16:54, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
 
Trial appears to have been a success, although the patient now has no B-cells and thus a compromised immune system (will need regular gamma globulin transfusions and the like). [[Special:Contributions/75.103.23.206|75.103.23.206]] 16:54, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
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Looks to be this article here [http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1103849] and [http://kiefercon.tumblr.com/]. I'll stick with chemo, thanks. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.87|173.245.54.87]] 16:36, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
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I know it's a joke, but just in case people are taking this seriously, this is worth a read. [http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/06/25/no-doctors-did-not-inject-hiv-into-a-dying-girl-to-treat-her-cancer/] The key word should have been "lentivirus", not "HIV". The T cells were modified using a heavily altered lentivirus derived from HIV. The virus shouldn't be referred to as HIV, though it makes for some great headlines. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.167|199.27.128.167]] 20:40, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
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Before WWII there was an succesful method of curing syphilis with malaria (malariotherapy). Maybe a reference[[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.217|141.101.96.217]] 11:32, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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Isn't "HIV virus" redundant? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.42|108.162.245.42]] 02:24, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

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Does anyone have a link to the actual article? Or possibly a proper citation? 192.17.144.82 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

I have added such a link in the explanation. Unfortunately, you have to subscribe to the magazine asterisked in the comic, so the link goes to another one. It also helps to Google "nejm aug 10 2011". Anonymous 04:51, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Trial appears to have been a success, although the patient now has no B-cells and thus a compromised immune system (will need regular gamma globulin transfusions and the like). 75.103.23.206 16:54, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Looks to be this article here [1] and [2]. I'll stick with chemo, thanks. 173.245.54.87 16:36, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

I know it's a joke, but just in case people are taking this seriously, this is worth a read. [3] The key word should have been "lentivirus", not "HIV". The T cells were modified using a heavily altered lentivirus derived from HIV. The virus shouldn't be referred to as HIV, though it makes for some great headlines. 199.27.128.167 20:40, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Before WWII there was an succesful method of curing syphilis with malaria (malariotherapy). Maybe a reference141.101.96.217 11:32, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Isn't "HIV virus" redundant? 108.162.245.42 02:24, 28 September 2014 (UTC)