ME/CFS Gene Study

The ME/CFS Gene Study is a crowdsourced study looking for patient genetic data of at least 1,000 patients, with a target of 10,000, from commercially available gene datasets companies or doctor ordered gene studies of any type to be uploaded to the Institute for Neuro Immune Medicine at Nova Southeastern University. This study will help researchers understand which gene mutations can be targeted for therapies for ME/CFS.

Funding
The ME/CFS Gene Study is crowd funded. Those who contribute gene information are not paid. Genes are currently only accepted from commercial testing done by 23andMe or the Ancestry DNA service, which participants must pay for unless they already have the data.

Results
The ME/CFS Gene Study is still recruiting participants, the first results have not been published yet. However, 450 patient gene datasets have revealed "a high prevalence of a heritable defect in the methylfolate (MTHFR) gene in ME/CFS."

The study is expected to run for at least 20 years.

Investigators

 * Irma Rey - Principal Investigator
 * Ana Del Alamo - Study Coordinator
 * Maria Vera - Co-investigator
 * Nancy Klimas - Co-investigator

Learn more

 * ME/CFS Gene Study - INIM