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. 2010 Sep 27:8:124.
doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-124.

A cautionary tale of virus and disease

Robin A Weiss  1
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A cautionary tale of virus and disease

Robin A Weiss. BMC Biol. .

Abstract

The recent identification of the gammaretrovirus XMRV and a second gammaretrovirus of a different subtype in chronic fatigue syndrome has aroused much interest, not least among sufferers. However, it remains highly controversial whether the detection of these viruses represents true infection or laboratory artifacts.

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