Sex-Based Differences in Plasma Autoantibodies to Central Nervous System Proteins in Gulf War Veterans versus Healthy and Symptomatic Controls

Sex-Based Differences in Plasma Autoantibodies to Central Nervous System Proteins in Gulf War Veterans versus Healthy and Symptomatic Controls

Veterans from the 1991 Gulf War (GW) have suffered from Gulf War illness (GWI) for nearly 30 years. This illness encompasses multiple body systems, including the central nervous system (CNS). Diagnosis and treatment of GWI is difficult because there has not been an objective diagnostic biomarker. Re...

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Main Authors: Mohamed B. Abou-Donia, Maxine H. Krengel, Elizabeth S. Lapadula, Clara G. Zundel, Jessica LeClair, Joseph Massaro, Emily Quinn, Lisa A. Conboy, Efi Kokkotou, Daniel D. Nguyen, Maria Abreu, Nancy G. Klimas, Kimberly Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
CNS autoantibody
Gulf War illness
gender
biomarkers
proteins
myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/148

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