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Association of the gene encoding the delta-subunit of the muscle acetylcholine receptor (CHRND) with acquired autoimmune myasthenia gravis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2004
Giraud M, Eymard B, Tranchant C, Gajdos P, Garchon H-J
Abstract excerpt
The muscle acetylcholine receptor (AChR) is the main target self-antigen in acquired autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG). Here, we investigated an association of MG with the CHRND gene encoding the delta-subunit of the AChR. Using a microsatellite repeat located in the second intron of the gene, we...
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