XMRV virus test for chronic fatigue syndrome now available

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XMRV virus test for chronic fatigue syndrome now available

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Written by Hogg

Tuesday, 08 December 2009

Following the breakthrough discovery of the XMRV retrovirus in a highly

significant number of chronic fatigue syndrome patients a US lab is now

making a diagnostic test available to the public.

Viral Immune Pathology Diagnostics (VIP Dx) based in Reno, Nevada announced

that it was making the test for XMRV available to chronic fatigue syndrome

(ME/CFS) patients in the United States and Canada. VIP Dx say there is

already a 4-6 week wait for test kits as a result of the excitement the XMRV

discover has generated among ME/CFS patients and their doctors.

The techniques used for the testing in the research study that has stunned

the ME/CFS world and projected the condition into the mainstream have been

licensed by VIP Dx for their own test. Dr. Lombardi, an investigator

on the study and co-author of the paper that appeared in the 8 October 2009

issue of Sthe journal cience has been appointed Director of Operations for

the licensing and development of the XAND test assays used by VIP Dx for the

detection of XMRV.

XAND is an abbreviation for XMRV Associated Neuroimmune Disorder, the name

which has been given to ME/CFS and other illnesses that may be found to be

associated with the virus. Many syndromes such as fibromyalgia and Gulf War

syndrome which share much in common with ME/CFS are prime candidates for

future XMRV studies.

The test uses polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques which amplify

fragments of genetic material to enable detection of the virus. The VIP Dx

test also includes a viral culture to confirm the results.

VIP Dx provide the following information and instructions regarding the

test:

Each XMRV specimen must have an XAND acceptance code on the test

requisition. The XAND acceptance code is assigned by our staff and will

arrive on the test requisition in your specimen kit. Specimens sent without

the appropriate acceptance code may result in the delay or inability to

perform the diagnostic test. The diagnostic test available for XAND* is as

follows:

XAND - XMRV screen by PCR with virus culture confirmation: Test Code XAND

($650)

We are accepting XAND tests on Tuesdays and Fridays only due to the

incubation period required for proper analysis. Therefore, you must have

your blood drawn on Monday or Thursday and ship immediately back to us by

priority overnight FedEx for receipt by us on Tuesday or Friday.

For XAND testing you must use the coded test requisition provided with your

kit. Refer to the updated specimen guidelines in the right column of the

test requisition for proper blood draw.

No special preparation is required for specimens; ship specimens at ambient

(room) temperature. Specimens must be received within 24 hours for proper

analysis. Collection and shipping instructions are included in each kit

along with all required specimen tubes. The return clinical envelope and

overnight airbill are also included.

To order you test kit, please e-mail your full name, address and telephone

number to info@... e-mail address is being protected from spam

bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . There is a 4-6 week back

order. VIP Dx is committed to having everyone tested who wants to be tested.

Please accept our sincere apology for any delays. We thank you for your

support and patience.

For more information on the XMRV/XAND test visit the VIP Dx website at:

www.vipdx.com

To read more about the original XMRV ME/CFS study see: Retrovirus discovery

in chronic fatigue syndrome seen as major breakthrough

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Read the below article, carefully. They are saying that chronic fatigue syndrome

" may be " a " zoonotic disease " . The " M " in XMRV, stands for " Murine " , which means

" MOUSE " . There is only one group of people who regularly " play with mice " . That

group is " scientists and pharmaceutical researchers " , who are supposed to be the

ones that are supposed to be making us healthy. If their hypothesis is correct,

then they are THE VERY ONE'S who have brought about the plague of Chronic

Fatigue Syndrome.

Joe

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Pathogen fingered as a potential culprit in chronic fatigue syndrome

 

Little-known retrovirus found in many people with condition

 

The long, fruitless search for the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome has taken a

curious turn. An obscure retrovirus shows up in two-thirds of people diagnosed

with the condition and can infect human immune cells, scientists report online

October 8 in Science.

These findings don't establish that the pathogen, called gammaretrovirus XMRV,

causes chronic fatigue, cautions study coauthor Silverman of the

Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute. " Nevertheless, it's exciting

because it is a viable candidate for a cause. "

 

Roughly 1 million to 4 million people in the United States have chronic fatigue

syndrome, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Characterized by unexplained mental and physical exhaustion, memory lapses,

muscle pain, insomnia, digestive distress and other health problems, chronic

fatigue is often diagnosed only after everything else has been ruled out.

 

In the study, researchers tested blood from 101 people diagnosed with the

syndrome and found that 68 were infected with the retrovirus. An analysis of

blood from 218 healthy people showed that only eight had XMRV--nearly 4 percent.

 

" This is a very striking association -- two-thirds of the patients, " says

Coffin of Tufts University in Boston, who wasn't involved in the study. Studies

of its genes suggest XMRV arose from a mouse retrovirus that somehow jumped to

humans.

 

Study coauthor Judy Mikovits, a cell biologist at the Whittemore

Institute in Reno, Nev., says that the retroviral infection could result in an

immune deficiency that leads to chronic fatigue symptoms in some people. Other

retroviruses, such as HIV, are known to attack the immune system. In this study,

researchers showed that XMRV could infect immune cells in the blood.

 

" This may end the controversy as to whether there is an underlying infection in

some cases of chronic fatigue syndrome but is unlikely to explain all cases, "

says Dedra Buchwald of the University of Washington in Seattle. Retroviruses can

awaken latent viruses already in cells, so XMRV might affect health only

indirectly, by activating other viruses, she says.

 

XMRV, short for xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, also shows up in

some men with prostate cancer, particularly those with aggressive malignancies,

another research team reported in September in the Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences.

 

In the new study, the researchers found hints that the retrovirus is transmitted

by blood. But it's probably not spreading very fast, Mikovits says. Further

research is under way to fine-tune testing for XMRV, and more studies are

planned to clarify its occurrence rate in the general population. Mikovits and

her colleagues are also investigating already-approved antiretroviral drugs to

see if these will benefit people diagnosed with chronic fatigue.

 

A nearly 4 percent infection rate in healthy controls means that as many as 10

million Americans may harbor a hidden infection, Coffin notes. But until further

studies are done, the effects of those infections remain unclear.

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This sounds exciting, but is the retrovirus a secondary opportunistic

infection from a compromised immune system?

Barth

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Patilla, that could be possable, but from the beganing what has been termed as

chronic fatique syndrome has been thought to be caused by a virus. that started

from the incline village ordeal in nv. late 70's, where if I recall right

several people got sick from a nearby hog feed lot, bacterial, fungal,and

viruses,any or all could be involved there.

lots of different diseases can involve fatique but this is where the CFS term

started, not from water damaged buildings or sick building syndrome. sometimes

terms first applied to things stick with them, to the point that you might not

get diagnosed with CFS if it wasn't caused by this virus. you might just get

diagnosed with fatique,may depend on the doctor diagnosing it.

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> This sounds exciting, but is the retrovirus a secondary opportunistic

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I know someone that got sick from a virus while working in a hog feed lot, he

gets boughts of not felling well, gains alot of weight,than losses it,gets some

kind of rash off and on, he never talked about it much but I could tell he had a

hard time dealing with it, I do know his brother said there were times he just

layed in his room for months, haven't see him in a long time.

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> This sounds exciting, but is the retrovirus a secondary opportunistic

> infection from a compromised immune system?

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> Barth

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