Posted elsewhere but confounding enough to repost here (with a few additions)!
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How confusing that the:
'RV' in 'HGRV' = retrovirus
whereas
'RV' in 'XMRV' = related virus
And then we have 'MLV's', as well as 'MLV related viruses'! - which are all retroviruses (RV's)?
In addition 'XMRV' is a 'MLV-related virus', but an 'MLV related-virus' does not even have to be in the same part of the 'family tree' as an 'XMRV'! It can be a 'P-MLV', 'X-MLV' or even an 'E-MLV' (and one other which I've forgotten)!
Maybe 'retrovirus' could be indicated by the capitals 'RV', whereas
'related virus' (which is actually a retrovirus too in this instance) could have a small 'r' & a large 'R' = 'rRV'.
And after the September conference I'm sure we will have a few more to add.
Wasn't it just easier to use 'M.E.'?!
I bet even future top researchers are going to have trouble remembering all this!
