Abstract
Detection of a retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV), has recently been reported in 67% of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. We have studied a total of 170 samples from chronic fatigue syndrome patients from two UK cohorts and 395 controls for evidence of XMRV infection by looking either for the presence of viral nucleic acids using quantitative PCR (limit of detection copies) or for the presence of serological responses using a virus neutralisation assay.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Retrovirology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2010 |
Keywords
- murine leukaemia virus
- chronic fatigue syndrome