Severity of Guillain-Barré syndrome is associated with Fc gamma Receptor III polymorphisms

N.M. van Sorge, W.L. van der Pol, M.D. Jansen, KP Geleijns, S. Kalmijn, R.A. Hughes, JH Rees, J Pritchard, CA Vedeler, KM Myhr, C Shaw, I.N. van Schaik, J.H.J. Wokke, P.A. van Doorn, B.C. Jacobs, J.G.J. van de Winkel, L.H. van den Berg

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Abstract

Macrophages and ganglioside-specific IgG are involved in the pathogenesis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Leukocyte IgG receptors (Fc gammaR) confer potent cellular effector functions to the specificity of IgG. The efficacy of IgG-mediated cellular inflammatory responses is determined by functional polymorphisms of three Fc gammaR subclasses (Fc gammaRIIa: H131/R131; Fc gammaRIIIa: V158/F158; Fc gammaRIIIb: NA1/NA2). Fc gammaR genotype distributions were determined in a Dutch, and British cohort of GBS patients and controls. In addition, a meta-analysis incorporating all previously published data, encompassing a total of 345 GBS patients and 714 healthy controls, was performed. Results suggest that Fc gammaRIII genotypes may represent mild disease-modifying factors in GBS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-64
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume162
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • European Continental Ancestry Group
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genotype
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Receptors, Fc
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Comparative Study
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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