Using Plasma Autoantibodies of Central Nervous System Proteins to Distinguish Veterans with Gulf War Illness from Healthy and Symptomatic Controls

Using Plasma Autoantibodies of Central Nervous System Proteins to Distinguish Veterans with Gulf War Illness from Healthy and Symptomatic Controls

For the past 30 years, there has been a lack of objective tools for diagnosing Gulf War Illness (GWI), which is largely characterized by central nervous system (CNS) symptoms emerging from 1991 Gulf War (GW) veterans. In a recent preliminary study, we reported the presence of autoantibodies against...

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Main Authors: Mohamed B. Abou-Donia, Elizabeth S. Lapadula, Maxine H. Krengel, Emily Quinn, Jessica LeClair, Joseph Massaro, Lisa A. Conboy, Efi Kokkotou, Maria Abreu, Nancy G. Klimas, Daniel D. Nguyen, Kimberly Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
etiology
Gulf War Illness
CNS autoantibodies
myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/9/610

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