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Table 3 Absence of XMRV in CFS patients from the U.S

From: Serologic and PCR testing of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome in the United States shows no association with xenotropic or polytropic murine leukemia virus-related viruses

  

XMRV Positive

Population

N

pol

pol2

gag1

WB

gag1

RT-PCR

gag2

RT-PCR

Severe CFS

31

0/31

0/28

0/28

0/28

0/28

0/28

Unclassified CFS

14

0/14

0/11

0/11

0/11

0/11

0/11

CFS Negative

42

0/42

0/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

TOTAL

87

0/87

0/48

0/48

0/48

0/48

0/48

  1. Cooperative Diagnostics pol real-time PCR test, CDC pol (pol2) and gag DNA PCR, gag RT-PCR, and Western blot (WB) results.