Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis in Māori and Pacific Island children in New Zealand.

Hannah F JonesShekeeb S MohammadPeter W ReedPaul P J DunnRichard H SteeleRussell C DaleCynthia Sharpe

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2017)

Māori and Pacific Island children have a higher incidence of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and possibly a more severe phenotype. These data suggest a genetic predisposition to anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in these populations.

Keyphrases

young adults
risk factors
early onset
electronic health record
genome wide
big data
genetic diversity