Most side effects are mild and manageable with dosage adjustments
Functional laboratory evaluation may include: Mycotoxin testing Inflammatory and immune markers Metabolic and mitochondrial indicators Gut and microbiome assessment Hormonal and stress-response evaluation Visual contrast sensitivity (VCS) testing (7) Functional markers commonly evaluated in suspected mold-associated CIRS include: Complement C4a Transforming Growth Factor Beta-1 (TGF-1) Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH) ACTH/cortisol patterns (2325) When interpreted alongside detailed environmental history and symptom patterns, these findings help clarify whether mold exposure is acting as a primary driver of illness
This work was supported by the Wilmot Cancer Institute Predoctoral Fellowship (G.A.), Wilmot Cancer Institute Pilot Funding (I.S.H.), the American Association for Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Research Foundation (20-20-26-HARR) (I.S.H.), Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (I.S.H.), a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship (M.E.K.), and a FNR-CORE grant C21/BM/15796788 (D.B.), and NIH grants R01CA269813 (I.S.H.), R37CA230042 (G.M.D), R24AA022057 (V.V.), R01AA028859 (Y.C.), AI150698 (J.M.), K01CA240533-01A1 (C.L.C.), and R01AR078000 (R.T.D.)
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