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Written by Loreen Willenberg

Sunday, 14 December 2008 01:00

Admin's note: The following blog appears on and is published by thebody.com. We are providing an intro here, but request that you follow the link to finish reading the article on The Body's site.

Not all HIV-positive people are alike in their ability to control HIV. An estimated 1 in 300 HIV-infected persons around the world have a mysterious ability to control their HIV. Their viral loads and CD4 T-cell counts remain in the normal range without their having to take any HIV medications. Researchers call these individuals "long-term non-progressors."

As people who have read my blog before know, I am a lucky member of this exclusive group. But I'm writing about this again because I don't think enough attention is being paid to the amazing ongoing research with long-term non-progressors and the strenuous efforts to recruit even more of these people.