SPINAL FLUID PROTEINS DISTINGUISH LYME DISEASE FROM
ME/CFS
U.S.A. Dr. Steven E. Schutzer and his team of
the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey have discovered unique
proteins in the spinal fluid of ME/CFS and Lyme Disease people which suggest
both conditions involve the central nervous system and that protein
abnormalities in the CNS are causes and/or effects of both conditions. It was also able to distinguish those
of healthy controls.
Dr. Schutzer stated that “Spinal fluid is like a
liquid window to the brain” and he hoped that that the abnormalities could be
used as markers for each condition and lead to improvements in diagnosis and
treatment.
Research write up:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0017287