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Immunoglobulin KM genes in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Neurogenetics - 1 Apr 2003
Pandey Janardan P, Vedeler Christian A
Abstract excerpt
Guillain-Barré syndrome is associated with antecedent Campylobacter jejuni infection. Only a minority of the infected individuals, however, develops the disease, implying a role for genetic factors in conferring susceptibility. To determine the role of immunoglobulin KM genes (genetic markers of the constant region of kappa chains) in the etiology of this syndrome, we genotyped 83 patients and 196 healthy...
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