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latent infections

  1. nerd

    Does viral selection pressure on the GABAergic system mediate the etiopathogenesis of ME?

    Please beware, this theory is highly speculative. However, considering the good risk-benefit ratio from associated solutions, I'd like to discuss it. One of the many unresolved questions of ME is the role of viral pathology and how it might mediate the ME etiopathogenesis. One of my existing...