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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-64 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
Volume | 162 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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