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Summary
Intracellular pathogens and the proteins/metabolites they express can directly interfere with human transcription, translation, and DNA repair processes. Source: Front. Pediatr., 04 December 2018 Proal A and Marshall T (2018) Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Era of the Human Microbiome: Persistent Pathogens Drive Chronic Symptoms by Interfering With Host Metabolism, Gene Expression, and Immunity. Front. Pediatr. 6:373. doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00373 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2018.00373/full License: CC-BY (using CC-BY-4.0)