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That’s a good list and I’m sure that’s the right way to go to really interest people in the field. I think two other findings are worth adding to...
Great work, Andy – thank you! This is very interesting and also a fabulous resource. Pity the scale of research in the UK is still so small....
@wigglethemouse "Here is an example to describe what @Simon M is saying. Some folks believe mutations in the gene MBL2 play a role in making folks...
@Yvonne , I am glad you liked the blog, even if you don't like the idea of the GWAS. I will yry to addresss your main points. I would agree with...
Subgroups I think this is really one for @Chris Ponting but I don't think he'll be around for a bit so let me try to answer some of these points....
Yes, handling people who don't/won't meet the selection criteria will be tricky. But it may be useful to have a group within the GWAS of people...
Thanks for all the suggestions. This is a huge target but I think of the whole community gets behind its we could do this and establish the...
I am not aware of any biobanks with significant amounts of relevant DNA data. There is Klimas but I don't know if it's feasible to incorporate...
Thanks for the excellent questions and I am delighted that so much interest in this. I will answer as much of this as I can myself as I don't know...
Researchers propose deep trawl of DNA to help uncover the causes of ME/CFS Analysing the DNA of thousands of patients can help to uncover the...
He was also interviewed earlier in the day, which you can watch here, [MEDIA] about why we need much more research funding, his immune signature...
Prof @Chris Ponting made a cracking seven-minute speech at the Glasgow millions missing event, captured here [MEDIA] It really is worth a listen....
Nanoelectric device could lead to a diagnostic blood test for ME/CFS Last week, Dr Ron Davis’s team published a pilot study showing remarkable...
Thanks to all those continuing to toil on this thread. Took me awhile to realise how little I understood of the detail of this method and how out...
According to figure 1 (A, B) The nano needle has two thin gold electrode layers sandwiched between three (Insulating?) oxide layers, presumably...
That is unknown, though “just a reaction to being circumstances” seems to be underplaying the problem. Certainly some cases seem to be caused by...
They have a plan Just about every other "potential biomarker" has faded away . What is encouraging about this one is both the dramatic...
Sorry come I had assumed you had seen that’s because of your question about the geometry. As someone without any experience of PBMC is suspended...
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