In the acute stage XMRV replicates in spleen, lung, lymph nodes and liver

XMRV: Examination of Viral Kinetics, Tissue Tropism, and Serological Markers of Infection


X Qiu1, P Swanson1, K-C Luk1, J Das Gupta2, N Onlamoon3, R Silverman2, F Villinger3, S Devare1, G Schochetman1, and John Hackett, Jr*1:

1Abbott Diagnostics, Abbott Park, IL, US; 2Cleveland Clin, OH, US; and 3Yerkes Natl Primate Res Ctr, Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA, US

Animals sacrificed at the acute stage showed evidence of viral replication in spleen, lung, lymph nodes and liver.