Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome
Scientists at ARC Oxford based, Oxford BioDynamics and at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a highly accurate blood test to diagnose Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).
There is currently no test for the condition and patients tend to be diagnosed based on symptoms, which means many can go undiagnosed for years.
Alexandre Akoulitchev, Chief Scientific Officer at OBD, which funded and co-authored the research, said: “Chronic fatigue syndrome is not a genetic disease you’re born with, that’s why using EpiSwitch ‘epigenetic’ markets – which can change during a person’s life, unlike fixed genetic code – was key to reaching this high level of accuracy.”
You can read the full article in The Guardian here.
