The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute co-sponsored a study published on 20 December 2010 (Hue et al), which proposed but did not prove that XMRV may not be a genuine human pathogen, and, accordingly, any earlier research which found XMRV in these two diseases could be flawed due to mouse contamination.
That same day, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute also issued a press release stating that XMRV was not the cause of ME/CFS. Yet this conclusion was not supported by the cited study of Hue et. al. which made no such claim, and did not demonstrate XMRV was not a human pathogen.
The statement was quickly picked up by members of the media, and some rushed to proclaim there was no association between the retrovirus XMRV and ME/CFS, or as the press release stated, XMRV did not cause ME/CFS.
The false claims of this press release are potentially very damaging to further research into this retrovirus, and may hinder future funding and progress. Please sign this petition and join with us here to get the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to retract the statement contained within the press release.
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•XMRV: Xenotropic Murine leukemia virus-Related Virus •MLV-related: Murine Leukemia Viruses-related retrovirus
•XMRV is an MLV-related retrovirus.
•Polytropic MLV-related virus gene sequences have also been detected in people with ME/CFS. (Lo et al.)
•Press release from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute: http://www.sanger.ac.uk/about/press/2010/101220.html 4 papers published in
Retrovirology on the 20th December:
•Hue et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-111.pdf
•Oakes et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-109.pdf
•Robinson et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-108.pdf
•Sato et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-110.pdf
•Lombardi et al. First positive XMRV & ME/CFS study: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/326/5952/585.abstract
•Lo et al. Second positive MLV-related retrovirus ME/CFS study: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/08/16/1006901107.full.pdf
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January 7, 2011
I have spent my nights reading through the stories you are sharing about living with this illness and the impact of these misleading claims is clear. This fight is about the truth and I am working to ensure that the scientific community remains focused on the facts instead of premature conclusions.
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So tired of being told its all in my head. We deserve actual research not just press releases designed to shut down funding.
My son has suffered for years and we get dismissed constantly. This is just another example of science rushing to a conclusion that hurts real people. Retract the statement.
The science was botched plain and simple. They need to admit the leap they made was totally unsupported by their own data. Do the right thing.
This really makes me angry. Stop blocking the truth about what is happening to all of us.
SCIENCE ISNT SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT POLITICS. FIND THE TRUTH.
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The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute co-sponsored a study published on 20 December 2010 (Hue et al), which proposed but did not prove that XMRV may not be a genuine human pathogen, and, accordingly, any earlier research which found XMRV in these two diseases could be flawed due to mouse contamination.
That same day, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute also issued a press release stating that XMRV was not the cause of ME/CFS. Yet this conclusion was not supported by the cited study of Hue et. al. which made no such claim, and did not demonstrate XMRV was not a human pathogen.
The statement was quickly picked up by members of the media, and some rushed to proclaim there was no association between the retrovirus XMRV and ME/CFS, or as the press release stated, XMRV did not cause ME/CFS.
The false claims of this press release are potentially very damaging to further research into this retrovirus, and may hinder future funding and progress. Please sign this petition and join with us here to get the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to retract the statement contained within the press release.
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•XMRV: Xenotropic Murine leukemia virus-Related Virus •MLV-related: Murine Leukemia Viruses-related retrovirus
•XMRV is an MLV-related retrovirus.
•Polytropic MLV-related virus gene sequences have also been detected in people with ME/CFS. (Lo et al.)
•Press release from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute: http://www.sanger.ac.uk/about/press/2010/101220.html 4 papers published in
Retrovirology on the 20th December:
•Hue et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-111.pdf
•Oakes et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-109.pdf
•Robinson et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-108.pdf
•Sato et al. http://www.retrovirology.com/content/pdf/1742-4690-7-110.pdf
•Lombardi et al. First positive XMRV & ME/CFS study: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/326/5952/585.abstract
•Lo et al. Second positive MLV-related retrovirus ME/CFS study: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/08/16/1006901107.full.pdf
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 12, 2011
January 10, 2011
Watching this sign count climb toward 500 reminds me how many of us are sick of seeing our reality dismissed by powerful institutions. We are gaining momentum, but we need that extra surge right now to prove that we will not let them bury the truth about this virus. Please put this link in front of one more person so we can hit our target before the momentum fades.
January 7, 2011
I have spent my nights reading through the stories you are sharing about living with this illness and the impact of these misleading claims is clear. This fight is about the truth and I am working to ensure that the scientific community remains focused on the facts instead of premature conclusions.
Reached 100 supporters
January 1, 2011
6 Comments
Fix this mess. ME/CFS patients have been through enough without major institutes spreading misinformation.
So tired of being told its all in my head. We deserve actual research not just press releases designed to shut down funding.
My son has suffered for years and we get dismissed constantly. This is just another example of science rushing to a conclusion that hurts real people. Retract the statement.
The science was botched plain and simple. They need to admit the leap they made was totally unsupported by their own data. Do the right thing.
This really makes me angry. Stop blocking the truth about what is happening to all of us.
SCIENCE ISNT SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT POLITICS. FIND THE TRUTH.
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