Chronic fatigue syndrome not linked to suspect viruses; Study puts to rest notion that XMRV or pMLV cause the mysterious ailment

The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have long eluded scientists. Since investigations by several laboratories have been unable to detect XMRV or pMLV in CFS patients, researchers collaborated on a study to resolve this issue. Findings show no evidence of the xenotropic murine leukemia virus (XMRV) or polytropic MLV in samples from the recruited CFS control subjects.

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