Identification of Novel Reproducible Combinatorial Genetic Risk Factors for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in the DecodeME Patient Cohort and Commonalities with Long COVID
Jason M. Sardell, Sayoni Das, Matthew W Pearson, Dmitry S. Kolobkov, A. R. Malinowski, LM Fullwood, Marianna Sanna, Helen C. Baxter, Kirsty E. McLellan, Michael Natt, Daphne Lamirel, S. Chowdhury, MA Strivens, Steve Gardner
This paper identifies 22,411 reproducible genetic signatures associated with ME in DecodeME cohorts and finds significant overlap with long COVID genes, suggesting shared mechanisms but distinct diseases.
Journal of Translational Medicine · Apr 21, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine