Scientists discover life-threatening inflammatory disease in men
Scientists at the US' National Institutes of Health discovered a life-threatening inflammatory disease affecting men known as the VEXAS syndrome, which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 gene. They studied the genome sequences from more than 2,500 individuals with undiagnosed inflammatory diseases. VEXAS causes symptoms including blood clots in veins, recurrent fevers and pulmonary abnormalities.