No detection of XMRV in blood samples and tissue sections from prostate cancer patients in Northern Europe.

BACKGROUND: We recently published the rare detection of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) (1/105) in prostate cancer (PCA) tissue of patients in Northern Europe by PCR. The controversial discussion about the virus being detected in PCA tissue, blood samples from patients sufferin...

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Main Authors: Kristin Stieler, Sarah Schindler, Thorsten Schlomm, Oliver Hohn, Norbert Bannert, Ronald Simon, Sarah Minner, Michael Schindler, Nicole Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3192048?pdf=render