XMRV as a Human Pathogen?

Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) has been proposed to be associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This proposition has been controversial because many investigators have failed to replicate the reported associations. Here, we explore whether XMRV is an...

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Autores principales: Wainberg, Mark A., Jeang, Kuan-Teh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4551452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21501825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2011.04.001
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Sumario:Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) has been proposed to be associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This proposition has been controversial because many investigators have failed to replicate the reported associations. Here, we explore whether XMRV is an authentic human pathogen in the light of recent findings that indicate otherwise.

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