Simon McGrath
Simon McGrath
@simonmcg.bsky.social
I occasionally try to explain and comment on ME researchh, or even contribute to it. And I advocate for more and better research.
This powerful poem, Art Therapy, might resonate on #SevereMEDAy. It's by my friend and published poet Veronica Ashenhurst, who grows ever more severe. #Gaslighting

Read the whole poem at acropolisjournaluk.wixsite.com/acropolisjou...

@tomkindlon.bsky.social @strangerandstranger.net
August 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Most of the DNA differences studies are single letters. In the pic above (and here), one person has the letter A, while another has the letter G at the same position.

DecodeME looks to see if people with ME have significant differences at these letters compared with controls. Cont...
August 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How DecodeME looked for DNA differences:

DecodeME was a genome-wide association study (GWAS). Looking at each of 3 billion letters costs too much. So GWAS only in those places where people often have different letters from each other. About 800,000 place for DecodeME.

Pic explained below

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August 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#DecodeME in case you a quick reminder about DNA and how it underpins this study:

DNA carries the instructions for how to make and run a human body. It’s effectively a very long string of four different chemicals, named A, T, C and G for short.

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August 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Figure 2 from the study showing the decline in wages for people diagnosed with #MEcfs
November 14, 2024 at 5:18 PM