CFIDS Association of America, XMRV Research Report

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1st International XMRV Workshop Report

XMRV has been discussed at numerous scientific sessions since its discovery in

2006, but the 1st International XMRV Workshop was the first scientific

conference dedicated solely to presentations about the family of

gammaretroviruses that includes XMRV and polytropic murine leukemia viruses

(MLVs) associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Over

the two-day session, 43 new presentations of data were made by groups from

around the world following an opening address by NIH Director Dr. Francis

. The final question and answer session was webcast and abstracts are

available online. Science magazine and NCI Cancer Bulletin provided short

follow-up reports, and the organizing committee is preparing a manuscript of the

proceedings for publication in Retrovirology, an online, open-access journal.

Our report on the conference and a comparison of new data on the prevalence of

XMRV and MLVs in samples from CFS patients supplement these reports and provide

a focus on the CFS data and key issues raised at the conference.

While the Workshop did not provide satisfying resolution or easy answers, there

was considerable optimism among speakers and panelists about the accelerating

pace of progress. Most agreed that accord on key issues is likely less than a

year away. While that timetable is little comfort to people whose lives have

been derailed by any of the conditions linked to this family of retroviruses,

this meeting demonstrated that XMRV has rallied scientific interest unmatched in

the history of CFS.

To learn more about the research presented at this meeting:

Read the report, " Of Mice and Men: A Summary of the First International XMRV

Workshop, " by Kim McCleary, Kleinman, BSc, MD, and Suzanne Vernon, PhD.

http://www.cfids.org/xmrv/wrkshp-report.pdf

Review the Comparison of Studies of the Prevalence of XMRV/MLVs in CFS

http://www.cfids.org/xmrv/wrkshp-data-comparison.pdf

View the meeting abstracts

http://www.virology-education.com/index.cfm/t/Workshop_material/vid/1A5D65BD-FB8\

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Watch the final Q & A session

http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=16098

Read the report in NCI Cancer Bulletin

http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/092110/page5

Read the summary of the Science magazine article (Note: Science magazine content

is available to subscribers only and copyright protections apply.)

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/329/5998/1454

Our Mission:

For CFS to be widely understood, diagnosable,

curable and preventable.

Our Strategy:

To stimulate research aimed at the early detection, objective diagnosis and

effective treatment of CFS through expanded public, private and commercial

investment.

Our Core Values:

To lead with integrity, innovation and purpose.