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by forthefuture 3094 days ago
1% of people have the mutation[1]. 25 million people are registered to donate bone marrow internationally[2].

That statistically represents 250,000 total cures available worldwide for the 36.7 million HIV sufferers[3]. Not taking into account the other ailments bone marrow transfers cure.

[1] http://genetics.thetech.org/original_news/news13

[2] https://bethematch.org/news/news-releases/international-marr...

[3] https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/data-and-trends/glob...