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Mikovits acknowledges some contamination but not in all samples. WPI will undertake full genome analysis of XMRV isolates
Mikovits asserts WPI picked the wrong sample to analyse and other samples will show other HGRV's are present in CFS.
When asked to explain the electron microscope (?) pictures of the virus Coffin says they could have been of something else.
Hanson's further studies suggest XMRVlike sequences are due to contamination but she does get an antibody response - suggesting retrovirus
Suggesting retrovirus could be present and that the antibody test could be a case of reactivation. She urges that work continue.
Moldovsky follows up SARS patients in Toronto - the epicenter of SARS epidemic - and concludes they look just like CFS patients.
IACFS/ME Ottawa -In response to Mikovits assertion that HGRV (but not XMRV) are present, Coffin says show me the data!
IACFS/ME Ottawa - Mikovits and Coffin square off one to one in Q & A session; both are direct and both maintain their cool
IACFS/ME Ottawa - Mikovits says full genetic sequencing of 'dozens' of isolates will take time because of limited resources.
IACFS/ME -BWG group presents devastating results for validity of WPI's test for XMRV. WPI's culture test has problems and is not completed.
IACFS/ME Ottawa - Only Ruscetti and WPI find XMRV in BWG study but in different patients and in as many healthy controls as CFS patients.
IACFS/ME Ottawa- Montoya suggests researchers have been looking at the wrong part of the immune system in CFS; should be studying innate sys
IACFS/ME Ottawa - Montoya says focus on PBMC's in studies means CFS researchers are missing important information on TLR's and others.
IACFS/ME: Montoya suggests NIH convene meeting to create a standardized approach to research protocols for CFS...
IACFS/ME Ottawa - Clauw believes an FM/CFS like-condition occurs in 20-30% of ALL disorders...20-30% of arthritis, cancer,,patients have it
IACFS/ME Ottawa - Clauw believes in the next 10-20 years, medical est. will get that CFS/FM conditions are most expensive/ prevalent of all
IACFS/ME Ottawa - Clauw reports that FM is everywhere! and looks the same everywhere....it looks the same in Kenya as it does in the US
#IACFS/ME - in difficult patients section Lapp says he will start sending endoscopy samples to Dr. #Chia for testing for #enteroviruses
#IACFS/ME - #DeMeirleir reports finding antibodies to# XMRV in 57% of CFS patients and only 14% of controls in samples sent to #WPI
#IACFS/ME - #DeMeirleir, however, reports that increased #XMRV antibodies could also be due to endogenous retrovirus activation.
#IACFS/ME - #DeMeirleir states increased endogenous retrovirus activation in #CFS could be due to inflammation or herpesviruses
#IACFS/ME- #DeMeirleir says he has an idea re: which endogenous retroviruses might be causing antibody results in #CFS but was mum on which
#IACFS/ME - #Mikovits sends subsets of contaminated Silverman #XMRV samples to independent lab, IAP neg/VP62 contamination section not there
#IACFS/ME - Neg finding from independent lab suggests VP62 contamination did not occur at WPI, Silverman not at conference to respond.
#IACFS/ME - I heard from a Norwegian journalist that the #Rituximab results for #CFS are in and should be published soon.......
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