After 30 Years, Genetic Study Confirms Sarin Nerve Gas As Cause of Gulf War Illness
Troops who had genes that help metabolize sarin nerve gas were less likely to develop symptoms.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 led by Robert Haley, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Division of Epidemiology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), have solved the mystery, showing through a detailed…