• Author: Beatrice A. Golomb
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SOD2 genetics regulating mitochondrial management of oxidative stress is tied to chemical sensitivity in Gulf War Veterans

Abstract: Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), though viewed by many as psychogenic, was presumptively tied to genetic variation in superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), involved in …

Gulf War illness: A tale of two genomes

Abstract: Introduction: Gulf War illness (GWI) is an environmentally-triggered chronic multisymptom illness typified by protean symptoms, in which mitochondrial impairment is …

Bioenergetic impairment in Gulf War illness assessed via (31)P-MRS

Abstract: Time for post-exercise phosphocreatine-recovery (PCr-R), deemed a robust index of mitochondrial function in vivo, was previously reported to be elevated (signifying …

Susceptibility to radiation adverse effects in Veterans with Gulf War illness and healthy civilians

Abstract: We evaluated whether veterans with Gulf War illness (VGWI) report greater ionizing radiation adverse effects (RadAEs) than controls; whether radiation-sensitivity is tied …