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The 46-years old inhabitant of Bonn (Germany) is HIV-positive for 22 years, but on assurances of the doctors, she will never die from AIDS, informs Spiegel-online.

The name of the German is not disclosed on ethical reasons. However it is known, that early in life the patient took drugs, that, most likely, has led to HIV infection. In 1985 the virus of an immunodeficiency has been found out in the blood of her husband, and 2 years later he has died. But her daughter who has been born already after the diagnosis, is absolutely healthy.

Examinations of the patient have shown, that her blood contains more T-helpers, than has the majority of not infected with HIV people. T-helpers are cells which control the immune reply of an organism and direct other cells to destruct activators and infected cells. Virus of immunodeficiency usually destroys them. At the same time the newest tests have show, that blood of the woman contains antibodies to HIV, hence, she is infected.

Experts inform that genes of the German can give a key to an effective medicine for AIDS, which has already killed about 25 million people.