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My understanding is that this can happen with retroviruses as well as "common" viruses. An excellent precis of the problems of relying on blood tests was provided by Dr Dharam Ablashi, Scientific Director of the HHV-6 Foundation here: http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/presentations/ablashi_1009.pdfIf XMRV disappears from the blood (as was suggested by Sharma's monkey findings) then I assume PCR on the blood will be negative, while PCR on other tissues would be positive... Can a retrovirus become undetectable (by PCR) in the blood but remain detectable by PCR in other tissues?
Thanks Catch for the article. So, I want to be clear....there is a study being funded by Glaxo Smith Kline and ALSO this one referred to in the Wall Street Journal...is this correct?? Cort, anyone??? The players are different, altho WPI is involved in both. Am I correct? I just want my ducks in order here.
Thanks to anyone who can clarify this for me.:Retro smile:
An excellent precis of the problems of relying on blood tests was provided by Dr Dharam Ablashi, Scientific Director of the HHV-6 Foundation here: http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/presentations/ablashi_1009.pdf
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