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== ME/CFS ==
== ME/CFS ==
The Open Medicine Foundation's [[ME/CFS Severely Ill, Big Data Study|ME/CFS Severely Ill Big Data Study]] found that patients in the study group with severe ME had one of several defects involving the [[Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase|IDO2]] gene, which affected tryptophan - kynurenine metabolism. This lead to the [[Metabolic trap|Metabolic Trap]] theory.  
The Open Medicine Foundation's [[ME/CFS Severely Ill, Big Data Study|ME/CFS Severely Ill Big Data Study]] found that patients in the study group with severe ME had one of several defects involving the [[Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase|IDO2]] gene, which affected tryptophan - kynurenine metabolism.<ref name="Phair2019" /> This lead to the [[Metabolic trap|Metabolic Trap]] theory.<ref name="Phair2019">{{Cite journal|last=Phair|first=Robert D.|author-link=Robert Phair|last2=Davis|first2=Ronald W.|author-link2=Ron Davis|last3=Kashi|first3=Alex A.|author-link3=Alex Kashi|author-link4=|author-link5=|author-link6=|date=2019|title=The IDO Metabolic Trap Hypothesis for the Etiology of ME/CFS|url=https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/9/3/82|journal=Diagnostics|language=en|volume=9|issue=3|pages=82|doi=10.3390/diagnostics9030082|quote=|via=}}</ref>


==Learn more==
==Learn more==

Revision as of 14:29, January 19, 2020

Kynurenine is an amino acid that is produced in the body by the metabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan.[1][2]

ME/CFS[edit | edit source]

The Open Medicine Foundation's ME/CFS Severely Ill Big Data Study found that patients in the study group with severe ME had one of several defects involving the IDO2 gene, which affected tryptophan - kynurenine metabolism.[3] This lead to the Metabolic Trap theory.[3]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Medical Definition of KYNURENINE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. National Center for Biotechnology Information. "Kynurenine". PubChem Database. Retrieved January 19, 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Phair, Robert D.; Davis, Ronald W.; Kashi, Alex A. (2019). "The IDO Metabolic Trap Hypothesis for the Etiology of ME/CFS". Diagnostics. 9 (3): 82. doi:10.3390/diagnostics9030082.