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The '''Whittemore Peterson Institute''' (WPI) is a nonprofit center based in Reno, Nevada, dedicated to the support of those with a spectrum of neuro-immune diseases (NIDs), including [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] and [[fibromyalgia]], via research, education, and advocacy. It was founded by [[Annette Whittemore]], in 2005, in honor of an impacted family member and Dr [[Daniel Peterson]], the doctor who diagnosed and treated her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nvcbr.org/about-page/ | title = About Us | last =NVCBR|website=Whittemore Peterson Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref> ==Notable studies== * 2009, Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, [[XMRV]], in Blood Cells of Patients with [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]<ref name=":1" /> ==XMRV== An October 2009 paper by [[Vincent Lombardi]], [[Francis Ruscetti]], Jaydip Das Gupta, [[Max Pfost]], Kathryn S. Hagen, [[Daniel Peterson]], [[Sandra Ruscetti]], Rachel K. Bagni, Cari Petrow-Sadowski, Bert Gold, Michael Dean, [[Robert Silverman]] [[Judy Mikovits]] entitled "Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, [[XMRV]], in Blood Cells of Patients with [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]" claimed to have found a link between chronic fatigue syndrome and the presence of the retrovirus.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal | last =Lombardi | first = Vincent C. | last2 = Ruscetti | first2 = Francis W. | last3 = Gupta | first3 = Jaydip Das | last4 = Pfost | first4=Max A. | last5 = Hagen | first5 = Kathryn S. | last6 = Peterson | first6 = Daniel L. | last7 = Ruscetti | first7 = Sandra K. | last8 = Bagni | first8 = Rachel K. | last9 = Petrow-Sadowski | first9 = Cari| date = 2009-10-23 | title = Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, XMRV, in Blood Cells of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome|url=https://science.sciencemag.org/content/326/5952/585|journal=Science|language=en|volume=326|issue=5952|pages=585–589|doi=10.1126/science.1179052|issn=0036-8075|pmid=19815723}}</ref> The paper's primary authors were at that time based at the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) in Reno, Nevada, United States. The WPI soon began offering a controversial commercial XMRV testing service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prohealth.com/library/wpi-licensed-test-for-xmrv-variants-now-available-27560 | title = WPI-Licensed Test for XMRV & Variants Now Available | date = 2010-08-23 | website = Prohealth|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2010/04/xmrv-testing-in-the-uk/ | title = XMRV testing in the UK| date = 2010-04-12 | website = [[ME Association]]|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> Other labs around the world were unable to detect XMRV in their patient samples. In July 2011 the journal issued an editorial expression of concern about the paper.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Alberts | first=Bruce | date = 2011-07-01 | title = Editorial Expression of Concern|url=https://science.sciencemag.org/content/333/6038/35.1|journal=Science|language=en|volume=333|issue=6038|pages=35–35|doi=10.1126/science.1208542|issn=0036-8075|pmid=21719658}}</ref> The paper was fully retracted in December 2011 by the journal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retractionwatch.com/2011/12/22/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-xmrv-paper-retracted-by-science-completely-this-time/ | title = Chronic fatigue syndrome-XMRV paper retracted by Science, completely this time | last =Oransky | first = Author Ivan | date = 2011-12-22 | website = Retraction Watch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last = Alberts | first=Bruce | date = 2011-12-23 | title = Retraction|url=https://science.sciencemag.org/content/334/6063/1636.1|journal=Science|language=en|volume=334|issue=6063|pages=1636–1636|doi=10.1126/science.334.6063.1636-a|issn=0036-8075|pmid=22194552}}</ref> One of the key scientists involved in efforts to clarify the situation surrounding XMRV, and eventually to debunk the science, was [[Ian Lipkin]] of Columbia University in New York.<ref>{{Cite journal | last =Callaway | first = Ewen | title = The scientist who put the nail in XMRV's coffin|url=http://www.nature.com/news/the-scientist-who-put-the-nail-in-xmrv-s-coffin-1.11444|journal=Nature News|language=en|doi=10.1038/nature.2012.11444}}</ref> Doctor [[Judy Mikovits|Mikovits]] has maintained her view that XMRV is a public health risk and documents those views in her book [[Plague]] with co-author [[Kent Heckenlively]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/plague-update-xmrv | title = PLAGUE – The Update on XMRV| date = 2015-07-03 | website = greenmedinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retractionwatch.com/2014/03/11/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-researcher-mikovits-who-championed-link-to-xmrv-to-publish-book/ | title = Chronic fatigue syndrome researcher Mikovits, who championed link to XMRV, to publish book | last =Oransky | first = Author Ivan | date = 2014-03-11 | website = Retraction Watch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> Mainstream science considers XMRV to be a laboratory artefact and not a threat to human health or related to chronic fatigue syndrome.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/09/final-study-confirms-virus-not-implicated-chronic-fatigue-syndrome | title = Final Study Confirms: Virus Not Implicated in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | last =Enserink | first = Martin | last2 = | date = 2012-09-18 | website = Science {{!}} AAAS|language=en|access-date=2020-02-19 | last3 = | first3 = }}</ref> ==Online presence== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittemore_Peterson_Institute Wikipedia - Whittemore Peterson Institute] *[http://nvcbr.org/ Webpage - Whittemore Peterson Institute] *[https://www.facebook.com/wpinstitute.org/ Facebook - Whittemore Peterson Institute] ==Notable people== *[[Annette Whittemore]] *[[Daniel Peterson]] *[[Judy Mikovits]] *[[Vincent Lombardi]] ==See also== * [[Annette Whittemore]] * [[Daniel Peterson]] * [[Judy Mikovits]] * [[Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Research initiatives]] [[Category:American research initiatives]]
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