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Dr. De Meirleir is a world renowned researcher and is professor of Physiology and Internal Medicine at Free University of Brussels in Belgium. He assesses/treats 3,000 to 4,000 ME/CFS patients annually. Dr. De Meirleir recently published his 600th peer-reviewed paper.
The Centers for Disease Control (USA) sent 100 blood samples to Dr. De Meirleir. Using the test for LMW RNase L, Dr. De Meirleir was able to identify which blood samples came from ME/CFS patients with 99% accuracy. These findings confirm an organic origin of ME/CFS and validate the diagnosis.
Some psychiatrists advocate that no tests or lab work be done on ME/CFS patients because testing will reinforce delusions of physically illness. Given the wealth of confirmed biochemical abnormalities, such rationale is ludicrous. Dr. De Meirleir stressed that tests must be done in order to determine the origin of the problem. Then treatment can be prescribed to eliminate the cause.
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