Guillain-Barré syndrome in three siblings less than 2 years old.
Three of five children who were born to consanguineous parents developed Guillain-Barré syndrome before they were 3 years old. The syndrome is rare in early childhood and we suggest that there may be a genetic element in the pathogenesis.
Rambam Medical Center and Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
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Bar-Joseph
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Etzioni
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Hemli
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Gershoni-Baruch
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000235:genetics*