Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related gammaretrovirus in respiratory tract.

Nicole Fischer; Claudia Schulz; Kristin Stieler; Oliver Hohn; Christoph Lange; Christian Drosten; Martin Aepfelbacher

doi:10.3201/eid1606.100066

Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related gammaretrovirus in respiratory tract.

Nicole Fischer
Claudia Schulz
Kristin Stieler
Oliver Hohn
Christoph Lange
Christian Drosten
Martin Aepfelbacher

Beteiligte Einrichtungen

Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Hygiene

Abstract

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.

Bibliografische Daten

Originalsprache	Deutsch
Aufsatznummer	6
ISSN	1080-6040
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1606.100066
Status	Veröffentlicht - 2010

pubmed	20507757