No association between XMRV and Autism?

HuckleB

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Sat Oct-16-10 11:59 AM
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No association between XMRV and Autism?

Edited on Sat Oct-16-10 12:03 PM by HuckleB

http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/10/no-association-between-xmrv-and-autism/

"Recently there has been growing interest in XMRV (Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) and autism. I haven’t discussed it here on LeftBrainRightBrain as it has been very preliminary.

Well, it looks like I may not ever get into this story in depth as XMRV appears to not be associated with autism.

From ERV at ScienceBlogs, XMRV and Autism: Best conflict of interest EVAH! I learned of this new paper:

PCR and serology find no association between xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and autism Here is the abstract.

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More:

XMRV and Autism: Best conflict of interest EVAH!
http://scienceblogs.com/erv/2010/10/xmrv_and_autism_best_conflict.php

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This is science. It investigates, and when it finds a lead it follows it, and when it hits a dead end, it looks for other leads. It's not that simple, but....

:hi:

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xchrom

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Sat Oct-16-10 12:03 PM
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1. Recommend

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HuckleB

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Sat Oct-16-10 04:38 PM
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2. Thanks. -eom-

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xchrom

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Sat Oct-16-10 06:00 PM
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3. I really appreciate your postings. Nt

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HuckleB

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Sat Oct-16-10 10:40 PM
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5. Well, right back at you! Cheers! -eom-

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Odin2005

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Sat Oct-16-10 09:50 PM
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4. K&R +1,000,000,000,000

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HuckleB

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Sun Oct-17-10 09:04 PM
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6. The autism "epidemic" no more

http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/08/6005/

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HuckleB

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Sun Oct-17-10 09:04 PM
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7. Why there's no epidemic.

http://www.slate.com/id/2157496/

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laughingliberal

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Sun Oct-17-10 09:41 PM
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8. Meanwhile, the research into the connection between xmrv and CFS & Fibromyalgia continues

UNR is heavily involved in this research. Crossing fingers for some answers to come out of this.

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