PCR and serology find no association between xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and autism

Table 2 Results of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) real-time PCR.

Sample	Positives by assay¹
	pol	CDC² pol	WB
Autistic children of mothers with CFS³	0/25	0/24	0/25
Mixed controls	0/20	0/19	0/20
Italian ASD⁴	0/96
South Carolina autism disorder	0/48
South Carolina ASD	0/61
Newborn healthy controls	0/96
Male healthy controls	0/88
Totals	0/434	0/43	0/45

¹Shows number of samples assayed and number of positives, including results for pol, CDC pol genes and a western blot (WB) for detection of anti-XMRV antibodies.
²CDC, Centers for Disease Control.
³CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome.
⁴ASD, autism spectrum disorder.

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