Guest guest Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 a This is all good BUT as you know we all some from TOXICITY and these particles are lodging themselves all over our body and interfering with EVERYTHING from daily life to reproduction and a million other things. so going for genetic angles shouldn't be a priority until you get the rest taken care of. tony > > http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601203 > <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? pid=20601203 & sid=atPdiK38bCLg & refer=insu > rance> & sid=atPdiK38bCLg & refer=insurance# > > Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Genes, Study Says (Update1) > > > By Simeon > > July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Scientists in Australia identified 35 genes linked to > chronic fatigue syndrome, helping narrow the focus of research on a > little-understood condition affecting more than a million people in the U.S. > alone. > > Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney screened 30,000 > genes in blood samples from 15 people known to have had infectious > mononucleosis, which can lead to chronic fatigue. Thirty-five of those genes > were expressed differently in those who recovered promptly from the illness > to those who went on to suffer months of physical and or mental weakness. > > ``It's definitely plausible that one of these genes, or maybe more than one > of these genes, will be the key'' to understanding chronic fatigue, said > Lloyd, professor of infectious diseases at the university's Centre > for Infection and Inflammation Research, which led the study. > > The findings add to scientific evidence of the existence of a distinct > syndrome separate from mood disorders or depression. No cause has been > identified for the illness, which costs $9.1 billion a year in lost > productivity in the U.S., according to a 2004 study by researchers at the > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. > > Previous studies ruled out persistent infection and immune deficiencies as > causes of chronic fatigue, Lloyd said. The research, published today in the > Journal of Infectious Diseases, suggests the brain may play a more important > role in the disease than muscles, he said. > > Concentration Lapses > > Some of the 35 identified genes were linked to specific symptoms, including > fatigue and pain, Lloyd said. Other symptoms, including concentration > lapses, memory loss and sullenness, didn't appear to be linked to a specific > gene, he said. > > Until the mid 1990s, so little was known about the makeup of chronic fatigue > that some medical authorities questioned its legitimacy as an illness. The > potentially disabling disorder occurs most frequently in women 40 to 60 > years old. > > There are no physical signs that identify the syndrome and no laboratory > tests that can diagnose it, according to the CDC. > > Since there is no known cure, treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms and > improving function. Specific treatments are probably years away, Lloyd said. > > > His team of researchers will extend their investigation to determine whether > the same genes may be associated with chronic fatigue following bouts of > infections such as Ross River virus and Q fever. Infectious mononucleosis is > known as glandular fever in Australia and the U.K. > > Sexual Abuse > > Emotional, physical or sexual abuse or neglect in childhood may also be > linked to chronic fatigue, according to a separate study published in > November in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That study > found patients with the condition had a higher incidence of traumatic > childhood events than non-sufferers. > > Earlier research by the CDC showed chronic fatigue is marked by physical > changes that can be identified with medical tests, not just by how a patient > feels. The study, published in April last year, found subtle disturbances in > blood-related genes, as well as the central nervous and immune systems in > chronic fatigue sufferers. > > To contact the reporter on this story: Simeon in Singapore at > sbennett9@... . > > Last Updated: July 5, 2007 00:46 EDT > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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