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    How to join and start a Rituximab trial

    I posted about plans for a new trial here: http://forums.phoenixrising.me/showthread.php?14297-Astounding-Norwegian-research-breakthrough-with-Rituximab-can-solve-CFS-mystery!!!&p=216399&viewfull=1#post216399
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    Astounding Norwegian research breakthrough with Rituximab can solve CFS mystery!!!

    A medical centre in Barcelona (Institut Ferran) announces on its website (http://www.institutferran.org/fatiga_cronica.htm) that they have prescribed Rituximab to some severe SFC patients on a compassionate basis and are currently preparing a clinical trial with similar agents. Original text...
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    Astounding Norwegian research breakthrough with Rituximab can solve CFS mystery!!!

    I also that the fact that autoimmune diseases are also more prevalent in women is a good point in favor of an autoimmune component/origin in ME/CFS http://www.bsd-journal.com/content/pdf/2042-6410-2-1.pdf
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    Astounding Norwegian research breakthrough with Rituximab can solve CFS mystery!!!

    I found this paper very interesting. http://www.ncf-net.org/pdf/AnticardiolipinAntibodies.pdf I think the Norwegian paper mentioned they hadn't identified but where going to look for antibodies possibly causing ME/CFS symptoms. Could anticardiolipin antibodies be it? Wikipedia mentions they...