Healthy HIV Patient

For the second time in history, scientists believe that they have cured a patient of HIV. The key to this possible cure is a gene known as CCR5. Some people have a mutation of this gene that is resistant to HIV.

The patient, who is known to come from London, had HIV and a rare form of blood cancer. He got a stem cell transplant to treat the cancer from a donorwho has the HIV-resistant form of the gene. The transplant helped treat both the cancer and the HIV. The patient has been in HIV remission for 30 months.

The success of the treatment is groundbreaking; however, scientists warn that the gene treatment should only be used as the last option for patients who also have blood cancer.

       语言知识点

  1  重点词汇表达

 cure，vt,to make someone with an illness healthy again, 治愈；noun, something that makes someone with an illness healthy again, 痊愈

2.key，noun, the part of a plan, action etc, that will make it possible for it to succeed, 关键; adj,very important and having a lot of influence on other people or things, 关键的

eg. the key to......的关键

3.mutation，the way in which genes change and produce permanent differences，变异，突变；动词是mutate, to develop new physical characteristics because of a permanent change in the genes，突变，变异

4.resistant，adj,not harmed or affected by something, 抵抗力的

eg. resist, vt,to fight against something or someone that is attacking you, 抵制；resistance, noun, fighting against someone who is attacking you, 抵制

5.rare, adj,not common; very unusual，稀少的，少见的; rarely, adv, 少见的

6.donor，adj,a person who gives some of their blood or a part of their body to help someone who is ill, 捐器官者；a person who gives money or goods to an organization，捐赠者

eg. donate, vt,to give money or goods to help a person or organization，捐赠；to allow some of your blood or a part of your body to be used for medical purposes，捐器官；donation, noun, when money or goods are given to help a person or organization，捐赠

7.treat，vt,to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way, 对待，处理；名词是treatment, 处理

8.remission，noun,a period of time when an illness is less severe,

缓解期

remission for......缓解期

9.groundbreaking，adj, making new discoveries, using new methods etc, 突破性的

10.option，noun, a choice you can make in a particular situation, 选择；形容词是optional, 选择的

eg. option for......选择

11.HIV-resistant，adj, 抗爱滋病毒的

eg. drug/ water/ corrrosion/ disease/ fire/ wind/ heat/ weather/ pest/ recession/ earthquake-resistant, 耐药的/ 防水的/ 耐腐蚀的/ 抗病的/ 消防的/ 防风的/ 耐热的/ 耐候性的/ 抗虫的/ 抗衰退的/ 抗震的

 2    固定搭配

1.known as，名为，称作

2.come from，来自

eg. be from, 来自

 
3    术语表达

1.stem celltransplant，干细胞移植

2.blood cancer，血癌

eg. breast cancer, 乳腺癌

3.CCR5, 受体CCR5

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