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Myasthenia gravis in South Africans: racial differences in clinical manifestations.

Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Dec 2007

Heckmann J M, Owen E P, Little F

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We present data on the phenotypic variation in myasthenia gravis of 205 subjects from a multi-racial South African cohort. Consecutive subjects seen more than twice from 1996 to 2006, were included. Documented observational data included a myasthenia gravis and extra-ocular eye muscle score. Results showed Black subjects were more likely than Whites to develop treatment-resistant complete ophthalmoplegia and...

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PMID: 17720497
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.07.002

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