Sex-specific differences in plasma lipid profiles are associated with Gulf War Illness

Abstract

Nearly 250,000 veterans from the 1990–1991 Gulf War have Gulf War Illness (GWI), a condition with heterogeneous pathobiology that remains difficult to diagnose. As such, availability of blood biomarkers that reflect the underlying biology of GWI would help clinicians provide appropriate care to ill veterans. In this study, we measured blood lipids to examine the influence of sex on the association between blood lipids and GWI diagnosis.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2022
Source ID
10.1186/s12967-022-03272-3

Entities

People

  • Andrew P. Keegan
  • Aurore Nkiliza
  • Fiona Crawford
  • James E Evans
  • Kimberly Sullivan
  • Laila Abdullah
  • Maxine H Krengel
  • Megan Parks
  • Michael Mullan
  • Nancy G. Klimas
  • Sarah Oberlin

Organizations

  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.