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Biomedical Research
Paul Rowen: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills what biomedical research into myalgic
encephalomyelitis and xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus is
being undertaken. [304330]
Mr. Lammy: The Medical Research Council (MRC) is one of the main agencies
through which the Government support medical and clinical research. The M=
RC
is an independent body which receives its grant in aid from the Departmen=
t
for Business, Innovation and Skills.
In 2008-09 the MRC's total expenditure for research relating to Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) amounted to =A3728,00=
0.
This supported four projects including a =A3164,000 research programme le=
d by
Dr. C Clark at Queen Mary College, London on the general and specific ris=
k
markers and preventive factors for chronic fatigue and irritable bowel
syndromes. CFS/ME continues to be a strategic priority area for funding a=
nd
the MRC remains committed to supporting scientific research into all
aspects of CFS/ME including evaluations of treatments and studies into th=
e
biological basis of the condition.
The MRC recently held a CFS/ME research workshop where the recent
xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) findings were amon=
g
the items discussed. A note of the discussions will be published on the M=
RC
website in due course.
The MRC's National Institute for Medical Research are leading a programme
on infection and replication of retroviruses (including XMRV). One study
within the programme is looking at how XMRV reproduces in the cell, its
interaction with host cell factors and how it subverts the host immune
systems.
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