{
  "id": 12604067,
  "title": "iPSC-Derived Myotubes from ME/CFS Patients Reveal Signature Genes, Isoforms and Pathways with Drug Repurposing Potential",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ipsc-derived-myotubes-from-me-cfs-patients-reveal-signature-genes",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.01.755863v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex multisystem disorder. Its hallmark feature, post-exertional malaise (PEM), is a delayed and prolonged worsening of symptoms following even minor exertion. As PEM commonly includes muscle pain, weakness, exercise intolerance and impaired recovery, skeletal muscle dysfunction may contribute to its pathophysiology, but the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}