Why it's important...
Here's what I posted in the comments there on why JDJ might have referred to this "little" poster as "historically important."
"There are many historically important things about this study, but the ones that are pretty mind-blowing in my view:
1. That XMRV could be both detected in these cancerous cells and generated (expressed) from cell cultures made from these cells makes for a strong association between the virus and the diseases.
2. That antiretroviral therapy lowers not only cytokine markers for XMRV, as one might expect, but actually lowers markers for the tumors themselves... along with clinical improvements, strengthens the potential causal association.
3. #2 is just mind-boggling because it suggests that the cancerous conditions are being driven or maintained by the continuous presence of the virus, rather than that the virus turns on the genes for the cancer (or off genes that prevent it) and then its presence or absence has no effect.
Think of it this way- you could treat these cancers by antiretrovirals rather than chemo, radiation or surgery.
Or another way- maybe cancer is the result not the problem.
This is big stuff if it bears out in larger groups.
Besides all that, there is that little thing of those folks who are XMRV positive being able to prevent potential cancer... "
In addition, the poster reveals some of the cytokine markers Mikovits has been using for XMRV. I haven't had time to look at these, but some of the smarter forum posters may be able to tell us more about these.