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Genetic associations of fatigue and other symptom domains of the acute sickness response to infection.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 May 2012
Piraino B, Vollmer-Conna U, Lloyd A R
Abstract excerpt
The acute sickness response to infection is a conserved set of changes in physiology and behaviour, featuring fever, fatigue, musculo-skeletal pain, disturbed mood, and cognitive difficulties. The manifestations differ somewhat between individuals, including those infected with pathogens which do not have genetic variability--suggesting host determinants. Principal components analysis (PCA) was applied to acute...
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