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Published online 30 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040426-13
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Combat raises risk of rare disorder
Chemical cause sought for damage to soldiers' nerves.
Men who have served in the US military are 60% more likely to develop a fatal muscle-wasting disease than civilians, research suggests. The study hints that all military personnel are at increased risk, not just those who served in the first Gulf War.
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