title: Guillain Barre syndrome in a family: a case report of four siblings.
abstract: Although generally a sporadic disease, a few cases of Guillain Barre syndrome clustered in families have been reported. We describe four siblings of a Pakistani family from a consanguineous marriage out of whom two developed definite GBS and two had probable GBS at different times. This suggests that there may be a genetic element in the pathogenesis of at least some forms of Guillain Barre syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi. nadia_aquil@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aquil
authors.forename: Irfan Ahmed
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Bashir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soomro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D010375:Pedigree; D035781:Siblings