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Clinically proven mtDNA mutations are not common in those with chronic fatigue syndrome.
BMC medical genetics - 16 Mar 2017
Schoeman Elizna M, Van Der Westhuizen Francois H, Erasmus Elardus, van Dyk Etresia, Knowles Charlotte V Y, Al-Ali Shereen, Ng Wan-Fai, Taylor Robert W, Newton Julia L, Elson Joanna L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a prevalent debilitating condition that affects approximately 250,000 people in the UK. There is growing interest in the role of mitochondrial function and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in CFS. It is now known that fatigue is common and often severe in patients with mitochondrial disease irrespective of their age, gender or mtDNA genotype. More recently, it has...
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