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No evidence of XMRV provirus sequences in patients with ME/CFS

Bob

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This seems to be a new negative study of XMRV in ME patients...
No sequences found in patients or controls.

No evidence of XMRV provirus sequences in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and individuals with unspecified encephalopathy.
Rasa S, Nora-Krukle Z, Chapenko S, Krumina A, Roga S, Murovska M.
New Microbiol. 2014 Jan;37(1):17-24. Epub 2014 Jan 15
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24531167/?ncbi_mmode=std

Full PDF:
http://www.newmicrobiologica.org/PUB/allegati_pdf/2014/1/17.pdf