Faculty Articles
Title
A multicenter blinded analysis indicates no association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and either xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or polytropic murine leukemia virus.Mbio
Volume
3
Issue
5
Publication Date / Copyright Date
9-18-2012
DOI Number
10.1128/mBio.00266-12
Abstract
The disabling disorder known as chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) has been linked in two independent studies to infection with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and polytropic murine leukemia virus (pMLV). Although the associations were not confirmed in subsequent studies by other investigators, patients continue to question the consensus of the scientific community in rejecting the validity of the association. Here we report blinded analysis of peripheral blood from a rigorously characterized, geographically diverse population of 147 patients with CFS/ME and 146 healthy subjects by the investigators describing the original association. This analysis reveals no evidence of either XMRV or pMLV infection.
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
Alter, H. J.; Mikovits, J. A.; Switzer, W. M.; Ruscetti, F. W.; Lo, S. C.; Komaroff, A. L.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Zheng, H. M.; Wang, R.; Li, B.; Hung, G. C.; Lee, L. L.; Sameroff, S.; Heneine, W.; Coffin, J.; Horning, M.; and Lipkin, W. I., "A multicenter blinded analysis indicates no association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and either xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or polytropic murine leukemia virus.Mbio" (2012). Faculty Articles. 503.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/503