Pressekonferenz Multicenter Studie
CII Press Conference: Part 4
September 18th, 2012
"Multicenter Study on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis"
The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) have long eluded scientists. In 2009/2010, two high-profile papers linked the syndrome to infection with a mouse
retrovirus called XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus (MLV)-related virus) and murine retrovirus-like sequences (designated pMLV: polytropic MLV). Given that affected patients often have
symptoms consistent with a chronic infection, this viral connection was deemed plausible, and the findings were celebrated as a major achievement for a complex disease that afflicts nearly 1
million in the U.S.
However, follow-up investigations by several laboratories were unable to detect XMRV or pMLV in CFS patients.
To definitively resolve this issue, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases commissioned a large-scale, multicenter study under the auspices of the Center for Infection and
Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the NIH's National
Cancer Institute and Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, and others (see full list below).
Investigators from the multicenter study on CFS/ME and XMRV/pMLV will discuss their findings and future directions.
Quelle:
Aus: http://poultonblog.dailymail.co.uk/2012/09/me-no-more-in-the-mind-than-multiple-sclerosis.html
19. September 2012
Übersetzung von Regina Clos – auf www.cfs-aktuell.de/oktober12_3.htm
