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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#