Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Virus May Not Be Associated With Human Prostate Cancer

The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus which has previously been linked to prostate cancer has been found to have a dramatically lower prevalence among German prostate cancer patients, if any. Contrary to some reports, which have found XMRV in 40 percent of cases in patients in the US with familial prostate cancer, new research has found no link between the two conditions in a large study of German prostate cancer patients.

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