ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 02/06/20267) The next phases aim to read 3000 additional ME/CFS samples and 6000 Long Covid samples which still need to be collected. They're working out inclusion criteria and a case definition for this with patient involvement. 1110
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 02/06/20268) Ponting highlights that with evidence on rare mutations, we're much more likely to persuade pharmaceutical companies to invest in drug development. Because studies have shown that with that type of evidence, their investments are more likely to succeed. 1100
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 02/06/20269) The Nanopore technology is not new, but it's only now affordable in large numbers. The 6000 ME/CFS cases may be the largest single disease cohort ever sequenced using this technology. ME/CFS is behind, but with this project we're jumping in front of the queue. 1120
