Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a new inflammatory disorder called Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory and somatic Syndrome (VEXAS), which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 gene.
VEXAS causes symptoms that included blood clots in veins, recurrent fevers, pulmonary abnormalities and vacuoles (unusual cavity-like structures) in myeloid cells.