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Dr. Elaine DeFreitas' virus and XMRV

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Daniel Prince

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Nov 10, 2009, 5:52:39 AM11/10/09
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Is it known if the retrovirus found by Dr. Elaine DeFreitas in 1991
is the same as XMRV? Thank you in advance for all replies.
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Maija Haavisto

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Nov 10, 2009, 2:51:50 PM11/10/09
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> Is it known if the retrovirus found by Dr. Elaine DeFreitas in 1991
> is the same as XMRV? Thank you in advance for all replies.

Elaine DeFreitas's virus was reported to be similar to HLTV-2, which is a deltaretrovirus, while XMRV is a gammaretrovirus. So, it doesn't seem to be the same virus. There are also reports of spumavirus type retroviruses in CFS/ME patients.

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