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Since yesterday I've been gathering my thoughts on the excellent @BhupeshPrusty talk at the #MECFSconference 🧵
The main topics were:
- Mitochondrial dysfunction
- Herpesviridae
- Autoimmunity
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The main topics were:
- Mitochondrial dysfunction
- Herpesviridae
- Autoimmunity
#MEAwarenessDay2023 #MEAwarenessMonth
The oral presentation itself was concise (this is usual in medical conferences) & has possibly saved significant novel findigs until their upcoming article is published.
This may explain why the breakdown on possible biomarkers and treatment options has been so succinct
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This may explain why the breakdown on possible biomarkers and treatment options has been so succinct
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However, this won't be an impediment to try to expand (and speculate a bit) on potential biomarker avenues exposed in Bhupesh's talk.
✅First of all, (I know this is an accepted hypothesis but bear with me) their results show strong evidence that #MECFS has an autoimmune basis:
✅First of all, (I know this is an accepted hypothesis but bear with me) their results show strong evidence that #MECFS has an autoimmune basis:
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(1/8) If someone had told a few years ago that I will suffer from an illness called "chronic fatigue syndrome", I would never have estimated its severity. I might have thought of people getting tired a little faster.
What do you think of when you hear "fatigue"?
(1/8) If someone had told a few years ago that I will suffer from an illness called "chronic fatigue syndrome", I would never have estimated its severity. I might have thought of people getting tired a little faster.
What do you think of when you hear "fatigue"?
(2/8) The feeling after a long day at work or after exercising, right? #ME(CFS) couldn't be further away from this feeling. The first time you heard "CFS", did you think of a serious illness like end-stage cancer or AIDS? Probably not.
