This Week in Virology

TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.

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TWiV #76 - XMRV with Professor Stephen Goff


On episode #76 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent speaks with Stephen Goff about the origin of the retrovirus XMRV and its association with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Host links Vincent Racaniello and Stephen Goff

Links for this episode:
  • Discovery of XMRV in prostate tumors
  • Association of XMRV with chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Enhanced infection of prostate cells by XMRV
  • XMRV and xenotransplantation


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 April 4, 2010  55m