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Re:Biomarker for chronic fatigue syndrome identified by kens on Sunday May 05, 2019 @02:22PM (#19834145)
As a cautionary note, consider the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease. It was founded by parents of a CFS patient to research CFS. In 2006, this institute found the XMRV virus in CFS patients, showing a physical basis for CFS and the potential for a cure. Unfortunately, XMRV turned out to be a lab contaminant, leading to retracted publications, people being fired, and a big mess.

Of course, this indicates nothing about the current result, which hopefully pans out.

Re:Biomarker for chronic fatigue syndrome identified by ipunchghosts on Sunday May 05, 2019 @02:32PM (#19834198)
Humans making mistakes is nothing new. This is why the open medical foundation is so open; other people can critique and replicate the work if desired.