Article
HLA-class II alleles in Guillain-Barré syndrome and Miller Fisher syndrome and their association with preceding Campylobacter jejuni infection.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Oct 1995
Rees J H, Vaughan R W, Kondeatis E, Hughes R A
Abstract excerpt
HLA typing for class II alleles was performed on 97 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome or Miller Fisher syndrome and compared with 100 controls. There was a significant association between HLA-DQB1*03 and preceding Campylobacter jejuni infection (Pc = 0.05).
Topics
- Alleles
- Campylobacter Infections
- Campylobacter jejuni
- DNA
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Polyradiculoneuropathy