# Singh taking measures to avoid contamination & ensure consistency; handle only 1 patient sample at a time to avoid contamination #XMRV #CFS less than 20 seconds ago via HootSuite
# Patient & control samples are processed in identical manner; all samples freshly collected. Other studies haven't done so. #XMRV #CFS 2 minutes ago via HootSuite
# Both patients & controls in Singh's study are from the same geographic area -- will help find minor variations in the virus. #XMRV #CFS 4 minutes ago via HootSuite
# Today @NUFarmersMarket: the return of @DimAndDenSum! Also, pick up the season's first apples or fresh salsa being made today! 4 minutes ago via HootSuite
# Singh is doing a study w/200 healthy volunteers and 105 #CFS patients. #XMRV 5 minutes ago via HootSuite
# Singh found it interesting that one fourth of #CFS cases from Nevada developed a lymphoma. #XMRV 7 minutes ago via HootSuite
# The amount of #XMRV infection in the prostate can vary based on how deep you look at the tumor tissue, Singh says 8 minutes ago via HootSuite
# Singh: 27% of prostate cancers have XMRV; the higher the Gleason score, the higher the likelihood of finding #XMRV 9 minutes ago via HootSuite
# Singh's lab started studying #XMRV after @ClevelandClinic discovery 10 minutes ago via HootSuite
# Up next at #XMRV workshop: Dr. Ila Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Utah to address prostate cancer & #CFS 11 minutes ago via HootSuite
# that is noninvasive, rapid, and easy to perform, avoiding the difficulty of obtaining blood or tissue biopsies. #XMRV 27 minutes ago via berTwitter
# Klein: The presence of XMRV RNA in urine is significant because such data can provide the basis for a urine-based #XMRV detection assay … 27 minutes ago via berTwitter
# There is a strong likelihood that there is a family of #XMRV viruses 44 minutes ago via berTwitter
# The technique you use to find #XMRV largely impacts your ability to detect it, thus why there have been conflicting studies, Klein says about 1 hour ago via berTwitter
# Klein: We no longer believe that #XMRV only infects men about 1 hour ago via berTwitter
# Klein: It’s not out of the realm of possibility that prostate cancer could be an infectious disease #XMRV about 1 hour ago via HootSuite
# An estimated 20% of all cancers worldwide are caused by infectious agents & it’s not unlikely that prostate cancer could be as well #XMRV about 1 hour ago via HootSuite
# We need to be able to sort out aggressive vs. non-aggressive prostate cancer, and #XMRV potentially could help do that, Klein says about 1 hour ago via HootSuite
# About 90% of men choose to be treated for prostate cancer, but all therapies have significant side effects, Klein says #XMRV about 1 hour ago via HootSuite
# Klein: Clinicians face the challenge of trying to identify aggressive prostate cancer versus non-aggressive #XMRV