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Absence of XMRV and closely related viruses in primary prostate cancer tissues used to derive the XMRV-infected cell line 22Rv1.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Das Gupta Jaydip, Luk Ka-Cheung, Tang Ning, Gaughan Christina, Klein Eric A, Kandel Eugene S, Hackett John, Silverman Robert H
Abstract excerpt
The 22Rv1 cell line is widely used for prostate cancer research and other studies throughout the world. These cells were established from a human prostate tumor, CWR22, that was serially passaged in nude mice and selected for androgen independence. The 22Rv1 cells are known to produce high titers of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV). Recent studies suggested that XMRV was inadvertently created...
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