CHICAGO, March 18 (UPI) -- A scientific paper that gave hope to patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome has been largely discredited by subsequent research, U.S. scientists say.
Evidence is mounting that a retrovirus called XMRV is not a new human pathogen infecting millions, as was feared, but rather was a laboratory contaminant, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The original finding had prompted some chronic fatigue sufferers to begin taking potent anti-HIV drugs, the newspaper
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