Fw: Landmark study finds retrovirus in 95% of ME/CFS patients

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From: ESME European Society for ME <post@...>Subject: Landmark study finds retrovirus in 95% of ME/CFS patients"ESME European Community of ME" <post@...>Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 11:31 AM

Scientists at the Whittemore Institute (WPI) in Nevada have found a retrovirus, XMRV, in 95% of ME/CFS patients tested. The virus was originally discovered in cancer tissue of men with a specific genetic immune system defect.

“This is the breakthrough that we have been hoping for. Now we have scientific proof that this infectious agent is a significant factor in ME/CFS,†said Annette Whittemore, founder and president of WPI and mother of a ME/CFS patient. “Patients and their doctors will soon have a blood test to verify their diagnosis and provide the answers that they’ve been seeking.â€

Read the press release here: http://www.wpinstitute.org/xmrv/docs/wpi_pressrel_100809.pdf

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