Xu Liu, Xiaodong Zheng, Yaqing Shu, Xiao Qu, Qun Wang, Xiao Liu, Fa-Yun Hu, Jie Liu, Yajun Lian, Bao-Ming He, Caihua Li, Dong Zhou, Wei Qiu, Liangdan Sun, Zhen Hong
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a rare autoimmune neurologic disorder, the genetic etiology of which remains poorly understood. Our study aims to investigate the genetic basis of this disease in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: We performed a genome-wide association study and fine-mapping study within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region of 413 Chinese patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis recruited from 6 large tertiary hospitals and 7,127 healthy controls...
May 2024: Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation