Retroviral integration and the XMRV provirus
A strong argument that the novel human retrovirus XMRV is not a laboratory contaminant is the finding that viral DNA is integrated in chromosomal DNA of prostate tumors. Why does…
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FDA and NIH confirm WPI XMRV findings
A press release from the Netherlands indicates that the FDA and NIH have independently confirmed the association of XMRV with chronic fatigue syndrome as published last fall in Science. Apparently…
Results of the Blood XMRV Scientific Research Working Group
The Blood XMRV Scientific Research Working Group was formed to design and carry out a study to determine whether xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) posed a threat to blood…
TWiV 50: XMRV
…conferred by the 1976 swine flu vaccine, then move on to a virus called XMRV and its possible role in prostate cancer. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV050.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play,…
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…no XMRV in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome Authenticity of XMRV integration sites XMRV infection of Rhesus macaques Derek Lowe on how science gets done Retroviral integration and the XMRV…
Authors retract paper on detection of murine leukemia virus-releated sequences in CFS patients
…PCR reagents with mouse DNA. More doubt came from a report of the Blood XMRV Scientific Working Group, which was assembled to determine if XMRV constituted a threat to the…