Innate resistance to HIV

A small proportion of humans show partial or apparently complete inborn resistance to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ^[1]

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CCR5

C-C chemokine receptor type 5, also known as CCR5 or CD195, is a protein on the surface of white blood cells that is involved in the immune system as it acts as a receptor for chemokines.

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Stephen Crohn

Stephen Lyon Crohn (September 5, 1946 – August 23, 2013) also known as "The man who can't catch AIDS", was a man notable for a genetic mutation, which caused him to be immune to AIDS.

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Timothy Ray Brown

Timothy Ray Brown (born 1966) is an American considered to be the first person cured of HIV/AIDS.

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AIDS immunity, HIV immunity, Immunity to AIDS, Immunity to HIV, Natural immunity to HIV.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innate_resistance_to_HIV

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