A first-of-its kind study by researchers at University of California San Diego has revealed that Gulf War illness (GWI), a chronic fatigue illness affecting veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War, is linked to genetic variants in mitochondria, the energy-producing structures of cells. The findings shed new light on how GWI, which is thought to be triggered by environmental toxins, develops. The findings could also have implications for other diseases with environmental triggers, such as Parkinson’s disease and certain types of cancer.
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