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Mitochondrial DNA variants correlate with symptoms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Journal of translational medicine - 20 Jan 2016
Billing-Ross Paul, Germain Arnaud, Ye Kaixiong, Keinan Alon, Gu Zhenglong, Hanson Maureen R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial dysfunction has been hypothesized to occur in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), a disease characterized by fatigue, cognitive difficulties, pain, malaise, and exercise intolerance. We investigated whether haplogroup, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or heteroplasmy of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) were associated with health status and/or symptoms. METHODS:...
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