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A member asked:
Regarding melas (mitochondrial dz), i read stanford did a study to see if melas patients had problematic responses to vaccines. anyone seen the study?
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Verdict not out yet: Co-investigated by drs. Cornelia dekker and greg enns, this study aims to study safety of influenza vaccine and its metabolic effects in patients with the melas mtdna polymorphisms. Verdict is still pending.
Answered 11/27/2017
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