TWiV #76 - XMRV with Professor Stephen Goff

04/04/2010 55 min
TWiV #76 - XMRV with Professor Stephen Goff

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Episode Synopsis

On episode #76 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent speaks with Stephen Goff about the origin of the retrovirus XMRV and its association with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Host links Vincent Racaniello and Stephen Goff
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Discovery of XMRV in prostate tumors
Association of XMRV with chronic fatigue syndrome
Enhanced infection of prostate cells by XMRV
XMRV and xenotransplantation