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Study of the prevalence of familial autoimmune myasthenia gravis in a Spanish cohort.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jan 2016
Salvado Maria, Canela Merce, Ponseti Jose Maria, Lorenzo Laura, Garcia Cecilia, Cazorla Sonia, Gili Gisela, Raguer Nuria, Gamez Josep
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused by a failure of neuromuscular transmission. Familial clustering has been reported despiteMG usually manifesting as a sporadic condition presumed not to be inherited. Our study investigated the prevalence of FAMG in a Spanish cohort, characterizing their phenotype,antibody titres and thymus findings. MATERIAL/METHODS: We investigated the presence...
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