Gulf War Illness as a Brain Autoimmune Disorder

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate similarities between GWI and known autoimmune disorders. The primary emphasis of the second year of the grant has been continued recruitment of study participants and initial data analysis. We have completed 62 acquisitions during the second year of the grant. In addition, we have published 2 manuscripts supported by this grant. One demonstrated similar brain function in Gulf War Illness and known autoimmune conditions (Georgopoulos et al., 2017); the other demonstrated that a specific Human Leukocyte Antigen allele (DRB1*13:02) protects against brain atrophy in Gulf War veterans (James et al., 2017).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1050560

Entities

People

  • Apostolos Georgopoulos

Organizations

  • Regents of the University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Blood
  • Brain
  • Brain Injuries
  • Data Analysis
  • Depression
  • Genetics
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Lymphocytes
  • Medical Personnel
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Immunology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.