XMRV not detected in German prostate cancer

23/10/09

Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-like virus (XMRV) was discovered in 2006 during a search for viral sequences in prostate cancer tissues. The results of a recent study revealed that the virus is present in 23% of prostate cancers from patients in the US. Understanding the role of XMRV in prostate cancers requires more extensive epidemiological studies, including the examination of tissues from patients in other countries. The prevalence of XMRV in prostate cancers from German subjects has now been assessed.
Prostate tissue samples were collected from 589 patients undergoing prostatectomy at the Universitätsmedizin Berlin. DNA was extracted from the biopsy material, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect the presence of XMRV. None of the samples were found to contain viral …

Original post by virology blog and software by Elliott Back

 

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