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Study Links Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to Retrovirus

by Sreeraman on October 10, 2009 at 1:00 PM Research News

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By contrast, the retrovirus was found in the blood of only eight of 218 healthy people (3.7 percent).

"These compelling data allow the development of a hypothesis concerning a cause of this complex and misunderstood disease, since retroviruses are a known cause of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer in man," said Francis Ruscetti, of the Laboratory of Experimental Immunology at NCI.

Retroviruses like XMRV have also been shown to activate a number of other latent viruses. This could explain why so many different viruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus have been associated with CFS.

"The scientific evidence that a retrovirus is implicated in CFS opens a new world of possibilities for so many people," said Annette Whittemore, founder and president of WPI and mother of a CFS patient.

"Scientists can now begin the important work of translating this discovery into medical care for individuals with XMRV related diseases."

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