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Reduced levels of oestrogen receptor beta mRNA in Swedish patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Feb 2007
Gräns Hanna, Nilsson Maria, Dahlman-Wright Karin, Evengård Birgitta
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness with unknown aetiology and pathophysiology. The difference in incidence by sex observed for CFS indicates a role for oestrogen and oestrogen receptors in disease development. Furthermore, an immunomediated pathogenesis has been suggested for CFS, providing an additional connection to oestrogen, which displays immunomodular functions. AIMS: To investigate a...
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