Fischer N, Schulz C, Stieler K, Hohn O, Lange C, Drosten C, Aepfelbacher M (2010): Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related gammaretrovirus in respiratory tract
Emerg. Infect. Dis. 16 (6): 1000-1002.

Xenotropic murine leukemia virus–related gammaretrovirus (XMRV) has been recently associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. To identify nucleic acid sequences, we examined respiratory secretions by using PCR. XMRV-specific sequences were detected in 2%–3% of samples from 168 immunocompetent carriers and ≈10% of samples from 161 immunocompromised patients.