Key genetic differences found in people with CFS

The study, called DecodeME, compared DNA samples from just over 15,500 people with ME/CFS and nearly 260,000 without it, all of whom were from the UK and of European ancestry.

“We have found eight genetic signals,” says Chris Ponting at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. The eight genome regions involved look significantly different in people with ME/CFS, indicating that genetic variants there contribute to the risk of developing it. The University of Edinburgh announced the findings in a press briefing, but they haven’t yet been published in a journal or on a pre-print server.

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