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New ME study from University of Toronto

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By McGowan and Vega
See here: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-study-offers-hope-sufferers-chronic-fatigue-syndrome

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The study, which looks at epigenetic changes in people with CFS, is the first to identify differences in sensitivity to a hormone found in the body. Epigenetic changes can be caused by environmental triggers like toxins, stress, nutrition or infections, and while the change doesn’t alter the gene itself, it influences how and when a gene is turned off.