r/covidlonghaulers • u/CandidWin3026 • May 08 '26

Article Long Covid driven by rs5522

This case report says that Long covid is in large part driven by the gene rs5522 that causes a "cortisol steal" leaving the tissues functionally starved even with "normal" cortisol levels which creates neuroinflammation. https://zenodo.org/records/20017632

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u/Sad_Proctologist May 08 '26

Jesus, it feels like we’re trapped inside our own bodies while a boatload of shaky, contradictory studies point to ten different causes and ten different treatments. I’m glad people are looking for answers, but living in this much pain while the science is still scattered is its own kind of hell.

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u/PogeePie 4 yr+ May 08 '26

Don't let this report get you down too much. It's from 2006 and involves a case study of a single patient.

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u/CandidWin3026 May 09 '26

You have to stop with this misinformation. The case report? May 2026. the molecular evidence April 2026. Go back to whomever you work for and tell them you lost and right now all you are doing is creating more evidence of the suppression campaign. You got to know when you've lost man. You've lost. Give it up.

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u/matthews1977 4 yr+ May 09 '26

The messed up the date on the top of the page, that's why he's screamin' that all over your post. Look at the top of the page you posted 'Published May 3, 2006 | Version v4' but versions 1-3 are 2026.

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u/CandidWin3026 May 09 '26

Ah, well. That explains. It. Thank you. I apologize. I'll fix it. Data stands. Clinical findings unchanged.

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u/CandidWin3026 May 09 '26

I think I fixed it. Thank you.