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Peripheral blood gene expression in postinfective fatigue syndrome following from three different triggering infections

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Several infections trigger postinfective fatigue syndromes, which share key illness characteristics with each other and with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). …

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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: The weight of current evidence supports the presence of the following factors related to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction in …

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Activation of cell-mediated immunity in depression: association with inflammation, melancholia, clinical staging and the fatigue and somatic symptom cluster of depression

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Depression is characterized by activation of cell-mediated immunity (CMI), including increased neopterin levels, and increased pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs), …

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Failure to confirm XMRV/MLVs in the blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a multi-laboratory study

Abstract: Murine leukemia viruses (MLVs), including xenotropic-MLV-related virus (XMRV), have been controversially linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). To explore …

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IgM-mediated autoimmune responses directed against multiple neoepitopes in depression: new pathways that underpin the inflammatory and neuroprogressive pathophysiology

Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is evidence that depression is accompanied by oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS), as indicated by increased free …

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Cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults: face to face versus telephone treatment: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that face to face cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for chronic …

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No detectable XMRV in subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome from Quebec

Abstract: We investigated the presence of XMRV in a cohort of Quebec patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). DNA was …

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The impact of CFS/ME on employment and productivity in the UK: a cross-sectional study based on the CFS/ME national outcomes database

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated factors associated with discontinuation of employment in patients with CFS/ME or quantified its impact …

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Increasing orthostatic stress impairs neurocognitive functioning in chronic fatigue syndrome with postural tachycardia syndrome

Abstract: CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) is commonly co-morbid with POTS (postural tachycardia syndrome). Individuals with CFS/POTS experience unrelenting fatigue, tachycardia …

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Convergent genomic studies identify association of GRIK2 and NPAS2 with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is no consistent evidence of specific gene(s) or molecular pathways that contribute to the pathogenesis, therapeutic intervention …

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