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In-depth investigation of archival and prospectively collected samples reveals no evidence for XMRV infection in prostate cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Lee Deanna, Das Gupta Jaydip, Gaughan Christina, Steffen Imke, Tang Ning, Luk Ka-Cheung, Qiu Xiaoxing, Urisman Anatoly, Fischer Nicole, Molinaro Ross, Broz Miranda, Schochetman Gerald, Klein Eric A, Ganem Don, Derisi Joseph L, Simmons Graham, Hackett John, Silverman Robert H, Chiu Charles Y
Abstract excerpt
XMRV, or xenotropic murine leukemia virus (MLV)-related virus, is a novel gammaretrovirus originally identified in studies that analyzed tissue from prostate cancer patients in 2006 and blood from patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in 2009. However, a large number of subsequent studies failed to confirm a link between XMRV infection and CFS or prostate cancer. On the contrary, recent evidence indicates...
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