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New investigation supports correlation between XMRV and prostate cancer
Published in AIDS Weekly, April 19th, 2010
The recently discovered retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), has been identified in some prostate cancer patients. In light of conflicting data concerning XMRV, standardized diagnostic testing is important to identify patients in which XMRV is present and to determine whether it plays a role in the incidence of prostate cancer. An article published in the April issue of Urology® is a step in this direction as researchers from Emory University report the successful development of an experimental clinical test for XMRV.
"We cannot as a scientific community begin to answer the basic questions of XMRV transmission, frequency in the...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2010-04-19)
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