Study reignites debate over virus' role in chronic fatigue

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 14:28 in Health & Medicine

A team of government scientists found traces of XMRV in 86% of chronic fatigue syndrome patients. But other studies have failed to detect the virus, leading to troublesome discrepancies.Government scientists have found traces of a mouse-related virus in 86% of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, a discovery that is likely to reignite the controversy surrounding the virus widely known as XMRV.

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