Disease-associated XMRV sequences are consistent with laboratory contamination.

BACKGROUND: Xenotropic murine leukaemia viruses (MLV-X) are endogenous gammaretroviruses that infect cells from many species, including humans. Xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) is a retrovirus that has been the subject of intense debate since its detection in samples from human...

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Main Authors: Hué, S, Gray, E, Gall, A, Katzourakis, A, Tan, C, Houldcroft, C, McLaren, S, Pillay, D, Futreal, A, Garson, J, Pybus, O, Kellam, P, Towers, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010