Genetic and epigenetic analysis implicates central myelin as a major target of Gulf War illness

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> In 1991, the USA sent 700,000 troops to the first Gulf War. Between 25 and 35 percent became ill with a multi-symptom malady now known as Gulf War Illness (GWI). Among the symptoms are neurological signs ranging from cognitive difficulties, chronic pain, lethargy and chronic fatigue. The cause of these symptoms is believed to be exposure to organophosphates, including sarin and insect...

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• Disease Models, Animal
• Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
• Gene-Environment Interaction
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Mice
• Molecular Targeted Therapy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Precision Medicine

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Literature Corpus work

72b9b44f-bc1f-5d01-9338-c3ea726e14c6

DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-9152164/v1