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Increased frequency of HLA class II alleles DRB1*0301 and DQB1*0201 in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome without associated cancer.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2000
Parsons K T, Kwok W W, Gaur L K, Nepom G T
Abstract excerpt
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by pathogenic autoantibodies directed against the presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC), resulting in a clinical syndrome of proximal muscular weakness and autonomic dysfunction. Sixty percent of LEMS cases are associated with cancer, most commonly small cell carcinoma of the lung. In the 40% of LEMS...
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