Absence of detectable XMRV and other MLV-related viruses in healthy blood donors in the United States.

Absence of detectable XMRV and other MLV-related viruses in healthy blood donors in the United States.

BACKGROUND: Preliminary studies in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients and XMRV infected animals demonstrated plasma viremia and infection of blood cells with XMRV, indicating the potential risk for transfusion transmission. XMRV and MLV-related virus gene sequences have also been detected in 4-...

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Main Authors: Shixing Tang, Jiangqin Zhao, Mohan Kumar Haleyur Giri Setty, Krishnakumar Devadas, Durga Gaddam, Ragupathy Viswanath, Owen Wood, Panhe Zhang, Indira K Hewlett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3215715?pdf=render

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