Stephen Crohn

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Stephen Crohn (c.1947 – 23 August 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 the HIV virus. Crohn had the "delta 32" mutation on the CCR5 receptor.[1][2][3][4]

Crohn committed suicide at the age of 66.[5]

References

  1. ↑ John Schwartz (September 14, 2013). "Stephen Crohn, Who Furthered AIDS Study, Dies at 66". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Tom Wilkie (September 16, 2013). "The man who can't catch AIDS". The Independent. Retrieved September 16, 2013. 
  3. ↑ NOVA (PBS airdate: February 2, 1999) (February 2, 1999). ""Surviving AIDS"". NOVA (PBS). Retrieved September 16, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Helen Pow (September 15, 2013). "The 'man who couldn't get AIDS' commits suicide at 66 out of 'survivors guilt' decades after VOLUNTEERING to be injected with HIV". United Kingdom: Mail Online. Retrieved September 16, 2013. 
  5. ↑ News Limited Network (September 16, 2013). "The man who couldn't catch AIDS, Stephen Crohn, dies from suicide aged 66". Australia: Herald Sun. Retrieved September 16, 2013. 


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