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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Groom HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3314598 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20120328 3
The prevalence of specific infections in UK prostate cancer patients was investigated. Serum from 84 patients and 62 controls was tested for neutralisation of xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) Envelope. No reactivity was found in the patient samples. In addition, a further 100 prostate DNA samples were tested for XMRV, BK virus, Trichomonas vaginalis and human papilloma viruses by nucleic acid detection techniques. Despite demonstrating DNA integrity and assay sensitivity, w ...[more]