> I imagine the NIH docs would have thought of that already though.

I'm sure they did, I think the author just isn't being honest. While I have no doubt the NIH folks are interested in the mutation, that doesn't mean they think it's responsible for the rest of her symptoms. The reality is that if she just took doxycycline as soon as she developed migratory joint pain, she'd probably be completely fine today rather than saddled with all sorts of permanent medical issues. The real story wouldn't make for an interesting article though.

She doesn't even discuss why her doctors think her symptoms are related to this mutation rather than the Lyme, which is the tell.