PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M Hooper TI - Myalgic encephalomyelitis: a review with emphasis on key findings in biomedical research AID - 10.1136/jcp.2006.042408 DP - 2007 May 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 466--471 VI - 60 IP - 5 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/5/466.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/5/466.full SO - J Clin Pathol2007 May 01; 60 AB - This review examines research findings in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis in light of the current debate about this chronic multiple-symptom, multiorgan, multisystem illness and the conflicting views in medicine. These issues cannot be separated from the political opinions and assertions that conflict with science and medicine, and will be part of this review as they have enormous consequences for scientific and medical research, patients, clinicians, carers and policy makers.