Norwegian study finds XMRV in 50 of 80 ME/CFS patients tested - European Society for ME   (31 votes) ProHealth.com • October 24, 2010 Tweet previous article next article The following news release was distributed Oct 24, 2010 by the European ME/CFS research & education think tank, ESME (http://esme-eu.com). Note that the Lillestrom Health Clinic, which conducted the study, plans to launch a broad international project in November to study human gammaretrovirus in ME/CFS. __________________________ XMRV Retrovirus Found in 62% of ME Patients Tested in Lillestrøm, Norway The Lillestrom Health Clinic has now tested 80 patients and 50 are positive by either culture or serology test – a total of 62%. This is very close to the 67% of positive patient results reported by Mikovits, Lombardi, et al., in Science in Oct. 2009. More information about these results will be given on the 28th of November in Oslo at the XMRV/MLV seminar with Dr. Judy Mikovits [see link to info, below]. Dr. Mette Johnsgaard of The Lillestrom Health Clinic tested 24 patients and 3 healthy controls for XMRV using the culture test and found that 14 were positive. Of the negative tests, 11 were then retested with serology tests and 5 more positive results were found, bringing the total to 19 of 27. One of the positive serology samples was from a healthy control. The Lillestrom Health Clinic has now tested 80 patients and 50 are positive by either culture or serology test – a total of 62%. This is very close to the 67% of positive patient results reported by Mikovits, Lombardi, et al., in Science in Oct. 2009. The tests were done in cooperation with VIPdx labs in the USA. More information about these results will be given on the 28th of November in Oslo at the XMRV/MLV seminar with Dr. Judy Mikovits. Details of the seminar can been seen here: http://esme-eu.com/xmrv-mlv-seminar-oslo/category203.html. Register by writing to: post@esme-eu.com The Lillestrom Health Clinic is currently cooperating with many international ME experts in order to share knowledge about testing, treatment and research. Dr. Johnsgaard is also cooperating with international experts who specialize in infectious diseases (Borna virus), retrovirology and biotoxic illnesses (Shoemaker), a probable secondary phenomenon in ME. In November 2010, the clinic will launch a large international research project on Human Gammaretrovirus and ME. In Aug. 2010, Dr. Johnsgaard was interviewed by NRK (Norwegian National Broadcasting) where she confirmed the two first positive XMRV patients in Norway. With that interview Dr. Johnsgaard opened the public debate about ME and XMRV in the Norwegian medical and political environment. The same day, Norwegian politicians and doctors reacted positively in a follow-up interview on NRK.  See  Virusfunn gir nytt håp for ME-pasienter: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7257026.

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International study November 2010
Posted by: tamsyn Oct 27, 2010	Was this review helpful?     40
It would be interesting to know more about this new international study that is just commencing. I wonder how one could be part of it? Does anyone know?
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