Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Related Virus (XMRV)

XMRV is one of three infectious retroviruses known to infect humans.  It belongs to the same class of virus as HIV and is suspect in diseases such as prostate cancer and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Research

Cooperative Diagnostics is participating with government institutions in research on the Xenotropic Murine Leukemia-Related Virus and diseases potentially caused by the virus.

Until scientific controversy surrounding XMRV is resolved, Cooperative Diagnostics will no longer offer its test for sale to the public.

How was Cooperative Diagnostics able to react so fast to an article published by Science Magazine on October 8th, 2009?

Cooperative Diagnostics’  hallmark is its application of engineering design to molecular processes.  We can literally screen millions of possible diagnostic designs mathematically in a matter of minutes, yielding the best possible design for each component of the test.