Genetic study confirms sarin nerve gas as cause of Gulf War illness

UTSW / May 11, 2022 / For three decades, scientists have debated the underlying cause of Gulf War illness (GWI), a collection of unexplained and chronic symptoms affecting veterans of the Persian Gulf War. Now researchers at UT Southwestern have solved the mystery, showing through a detailed genetic study that the nerve gas sarin was largely responsible for the syndrome. 

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