Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus–related Gammaretrovirus in Respiratory Tract

Authors :: Martin Aepfelbacher
Oliver Hohn
Christian Drosten
Christoph Lange
Nicole Fischer
Claudia Schulz
Kristin Stieler
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 6, Pp 1000-1002 (2010), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010.
Abstract: Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related gammaretrovirus (XMRV) has been recently associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. To identify nucleic acid sequences, we examined respiratory secretions by using PCR. XMRV-specific sequences were detected in 2%-3% of samples from 168 immunocompetent carriers and approximately 10% of samples from 161 immunocompromised patients.

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