Breaking news: ME/CFS & severity definitively linked to mitochondrial dysfunctio

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http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=17076

Article:

Mitochondrial dysfunction and the pathophysiology of Myalgic

Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

– Source: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, June 30,

2012

By Norman E Booth, Myhill, McLaren-

[Note: IJCEM put this article (available in full text free at

http://www.ijcem.com/files/IJCEM1204005.pdf) online Jun 30 before the authors'

final proof. This file reflects their changes as of July 2, and we await their

press release highlighting key findings. The concluding paragraph of their

clearly written paper reads:

" Implications for the treatment of ME/CFS. Here we have emphasized the use of

biomedical tests to aid in the diagnosis and to vastly improve our knowledge of

the pathophysiology involved in this illness. In addition, these biomedical

tests can act as a valuable guide for medical and therapeutic interventions.

These will be discussed in a paper which is in preparation. " They also note that

" no mildly ill patients were tested " and the findings may not be specific just

to ME/CFS because certain other illnesses/syndromes are associated with

mitochondrial dysfunction.]