Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus–related Gammaretrovirus in Respiratory Tract

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Fischer, Nicole ; Schulz, Claudia ; Stieler, Kristin ; Hohn, Oliver ; Lange, Christoph ; Drosten, Christian ; Aepfelbacher, Martin
• Description:
  Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related gammaretrovirus (XMRV) has been recently associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. To identify nucleic acid sequences, we examined respiratory secretions by using PCR. XMRV-specific sequences were detected in 2%-3% of samples from 168 immunocompetent carriers and approximately 10% of samples from 161 immunocompromised patients.
• Subjects:
  Adult Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Dispatch Expedited Genes, Gag HIV/AIDS And Other Retroviruses Humans Immunosuppression Leukemia Virus, Murine Middle Aged Phylogeny Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Infection Respiratory Tract Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA, Viral Sequence Analysis, RNA Sputum Tumor Virus Infections Viruses XMRV

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(6):1000-1002.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8c02ebe760cdc32656e0aae3e9981b63fea9301ce789df6c87740a50ed7ce5e5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18216/cdc_18216_DS1.pdf
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