ALDH1A3 and Guillain-Barre syndrome: To determine which of the two patterns (simultaneous or segregated) is associated with GSCs, we analyzed the ALDH1A1 or ALDH1A3 isoforms in a panel of ten cultures of GSCs isolated from newly diagnosed or recurrent GBs and maintained exclusively in the absence of serum, an experimental condition that favors propagation of undifferentiated GSCs in vitro [26].