Open AccessA report of a probable case of familial Guillain Barre syndrome
Author(s) -
Mohammad Barzegar,
Amir Hossein Jafari-Rouhi,
Mehdi Farhoudi,
Sara Sardashti
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.104341
Subject(s) - medicine , human leukocyte antigen , guillain barre syndrome , typing , pediatrics , daughter , disease , immunology , genetics , antigen , pathology , biology , evolutionary biology
Although it is a sporadic disease, few studies have reported cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) in families which postulate a genetic susceptibility. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing is an area of discussion in GBS though none of them are considered definitive. In recent years, more studies have evaluated HLA typing in sporadic cases while rarely it has been assessed in familial ones. We report a woman and her daughter experiencing GBS and their HLA typing in a 2-year interval.