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The absence of clear laboratory markers affects not only how CFS is diagnosed, but whether or not it is viewed as fundamentally psychological illness, and how it is treated. | The absence of clear laboratory markers affects not only how CFS is diagnosed, but whether or not it is viewed as fundamentally psychological illness, and how it is treated. | ||
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+ | There is considerable evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction is present in some CFS patients. (({{pubmed> | ||
This work contributes key elements to the development of ME/CFS diagnostics, | This work contributes key elements to the development of ME/CFS diagnostics, | ||
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Altered composition of the gut microbiome | Altered composition of the gut microbiome | ||
+ | A decisive infectious trigger may then lead to immunization against autoantigens involved in aerobic energy production and/or hormone receptors and ion channel proteins, producing postexertional malaise and ME/CFS, affecting both muscle and brain.(({{pubmed> | ||
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+ | NK cells are a necessary component of the immunological process and aberrations in their functional processes, including equivocal levels of NK cells and cytotoxic activity pre-empts recurrent viral infections, autoimmune diseases and altered inflammatory responses. NK cells are implicated in a number of diseases including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)(({{pubmed> | ||
+ | Patients with CFS showed abnormalities in 20 metabolic pathways. (({{pubmed> | ||
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