anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis
Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis was initially described as a paraneoplastic disorder in young women with ovarian teratoma.
CYtogenetics
inherited microdeletion in chromosomeband 6p21.32, including the HLA-DPB1 and HLA-DPB2 genes.
References
Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis in a 3 year old patient with chromosome 6p21.32 microdeletion including the HLA clusterVerhelst H, Verloo P, Dhondt K, De Paepe B, Menten B, Dalmau J, Van Coster R. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2010 Aug 5. PMID: #20692195#