Another negative XMRV CFS study - is this new? looks to be from CDC

[lansbergen]

WADR, the opinion of Judy Mikovits is not data. I am looking for some evidence that a PCR test with primers binding with FEWER virons can detect more diverse sequences than a PCR test with primers binding to MORE virons in a given viral family such as MuLV. Do you have a quote from Mikovits that states the source of her view? Is there data for this?

Since when do primers bind to virions?

 

[kurt]

Since when do primers bind to virions?

Good catch, I must have been tired, what I was trying to say was about strains, not virions. Post has been fixed. Should read:

'I am looking for some evidence that a PCR test with primers binding with FEWER strains can detect more diverse sequences than a PCR test with primers binding to MORE strains in a given viral family such as MuLV.'

 

[jace]

Cort said

As I pointed out in the earlier post I took that section and asked "what about this? Are labs missing this? Are labs not optimizing the magnesium in their PCR's?" And the answer was - of course, every lab as a matter of course does this. I reported what they said...I was not reporting my opinion. I don't know enough about PCR optimization to do that.

May I ask who you asked, Cort?