title: The scientific method at work: xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus is neither a cause of chronic fatigue syndrome nor a threat to the blood supply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Karafin
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stramer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000600:supply & distribution; D058731:Blood Safety / Q000379:methods; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D012106:Research; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D058008:Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*