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Can you tell me is nmda receptor encephalitis a genetic disorder?
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No, autoimmune: Nmda receptor encephalitis is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system gets sensitized to an antigen which closely matches the normal nmda receptors and then attacks the brain cells which have those receptors. Often this is triggered by a cancer, a so-called "paraneoplastic syndrome"; this is not a genetic disorder.
Answered 9/3/2017
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