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Genetic link to acquired brain injury illness foundRSS Feed
Meningitis, a major cause of acquired brain injury, could be more dangerous to people with certain types of genes, research has found.
Researchers from Imperial College London (UCL) and the Genome Institute of Singapore have identified a genetic link that suggests some people are less able to fight of the meningococcal bacteria that can quickly lead to brain injury and death.
The meningococcal strain of meningitis is one of the most devastating strains of the illness that results in deaths in one in ten cases.
Dr Victoria Wright, from UCL, said: "Meningococcal disease is a terrible illness as it strikes healthy children and adults suddenly, and can kill in a few hours.
"Improving our understanding of why some people get the disease and not others will help to identify those at risk and develop better vaccines."
The breakthrough comes after GPs were issued with new guidelines on how to spot meningitis after it emerged that some £22 million has been paid out to patients since 1998 to settle claims relating to misdiagnosis of the disease.
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