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Genetic basis of myasthenia gravis - a comprehensive review.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Aug 2014
Avidan Nili, Le Panse Rozen, Berrih-Aknin Sonia, Miller Ariel
Abstract excerpt
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies against proteins of the postsynaptic membrane in the neuromuscular junction. The estimated number of MG patients is steadily increasing, and it had more than doubled in the last 20 years. Monozygotic MG twin concordance is estimated to be about 35% supporting the central role of environmental factors in MG...
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