Xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) does not cause chronic fatigue

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 525-529

  Robinson, Mark J ^a   Erlwein, Otto ^a   McClure, Myra O ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE L;

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOGENOUS VIRUS; GAMMARETROVIRUS INFECTION; GENE; HEREDITARY PROSTATE CANCER 1 GENE; HUMAN; MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS RECOMBINATION; XENOTROPIC MULV RELATED VIRUS;

FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; XENOTROPIC MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS-RELATED VIRUS;

GAMMARETROVIRUS; MURINAE;

EID: 80755139758     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2011.08.005     Document Type: Review

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