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mtDNA deletion m.8753_16566 with < 10 % heteroplasmy in muscle and isolated complex-V dysfunction misinterpreted as chronic fatigue syndrome over 21-years

sciencedirect.com/science/arti

Case report of a patient with ME/CFS & ATP6 gene deletion in some muscle cell mitochondria.

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www.sciencedirect.commtDNA deletion m.8753_16566 with < 10 % heteroplasmy in muscle and isolated complex-V dysfunction misinterpreted as chronic fatigue syndrome over 21-years
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For examples of scientific harm done to ME/CFS patients see this video by @brokenbattery

It lists many issues, including the CDC renaming the illness in 1988 and the PACE trial, a flawed research study that has not yet been retracted:

youtube.com/watch?v=RiwX9Y0Nbi

"George Monbiot describes the treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis as 'the greatest medical scandal of the 21st century' …'"

Transcript:

medium.com/@abrokenbattery/me-

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