Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 2009 XMRV Paper Fully Retracted

Friday, December 23, 2011

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 2009 XMRV Paper Fully Retracted

Editors of the journal Science yesterday retracted the 2009 study that alleged the XMRV virus caused chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Early on, like so many others, we got a little swept away by this story. Catch up on our previous coverage. Learn more on Retraction Watch, one of favorite blogs.

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RonDecember 26, 2011 at 3:35 PM
Update 26 Dec 2011: Authors of the only other study supporting a CFS-XMRV connection have also retracted their paper. Read more at http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/30372
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