Fibromyalgia sufferers may share a genetic link to a disease that has been dubbed a deadly mixture of dementia, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.
A major study has found an association between the long-term condition, which causes severe brain fog, fatigue and pain across the body, and Huntington's disease.
Around 7,000 people in the UK are living with Huntington's – a devastating and deadly inherited disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain, robbing patients of their ability to move, think and control their behaviour.
Meanwhile, charities estimate that up to three million adults in the UK may have fibromyalgia, whose famous victims include Lady Gaga and Morgan Freeman, with thousands more undiagnosed.
A team of global researchers discovered the surprising link after analysing genetic data from more than 2.5 million adults, including around 55,000 with fibromyalgia.
