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IgG receptor IIa alleles determine susceptibility and severity of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Neurology - 25 Apr 2000
van der Pol W L, van den Berg L H, Scheepers R H, van der Bom J G, van Doorn P A, van Koningsveld R, van den Broek M C, Wokke J H, van de Winkel J G
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OBJECTIVE: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is characterized by nerve infiltration of leukocytes and autoantibodies of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) isotype directed against nerve constituents. Leukocyte receptors for IgG (FcgammaR) constitute an important link between the humoral and cellular parts of the immune system and confer potent cellular effector functions to myelin-directed antibodies. Three FcgammaR...
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