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Mitochondrial DNA variants correlate with symptoms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Translational Medicine, January 2016
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Title
Mitochondrial DNA variants correlate with symptoms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Published in
Journal of Translational Medicine, January 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12967-016-0771-6
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Authors

Paul Billing-Ross, Arnaud Germain, Kaixiong Ye, Alon Keinan, Zhenglong Gu, Maureen R. Hanson

Abstract

Mitochondrial dysfunction has been hypothesized to occur in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), a disease characterized by fatigue, cognitive difficulties, pain, malaise, and exercise intolerance. We investigated whether haplogroup, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or heteroplasmy of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) were associated with health status and/or symptoms. Illumina sequencing of PCR-amplified mtDNA was performed to analyze sequence and extent of heteroplasmy of mtDNAs of 193 cases and 196 age- and gender-matched controls from DNA samples collected by the Chronic Fatigue Initiative. Association testing was carried out to examine possible correlations of mitochondrial sequences with case/control status and symptom constellation and severity as reported by subjects on Short Form-36 and DePaul Symptom Questionnaires. No ME/CFS subject exhibited known disease-causing mtDNA mutations. Extent of heteroplasmy was low in all subjects. Although no association between mtDNA SNPs and ME/CFS vs. healthy status was observed, haplogroups J, U and H as well as eight SNPs in ME/CFS cases were significantly associated with individual symptoms, symptom clusters, or symptom severity. Analysis of mitochondrial genomes in ME/CFS cases indicates that individuals of a certain haplogroup or carrying specific SNPs are more likely to exhibit certain neurological, inflammatory, and/or gastrointestinal symptoms. No increase in susceptibility to ME/CFS of individuals carrying particular mitochondrial genomes or SNPs was observed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Unknown 103 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 15 14%
Student > Master 13 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 11%
Student > Bachelor 12 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 8%
Other 23 22%
Unknown 22 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 14 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 8%
Neuroscience 7 7%
Other 19 18%
Unknown 28 27%
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