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Association of early onset myasthenia gravis in Newfoundland dogs with the canine major histocompatibility complex class I.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2017
Wolf Zena, Vernau Karen, Safra Noa, Shelton G Diane, King Jason, Owen Joseph, Weich Kalie, Bannasch Danika
Abstract excerpt
Acquired Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder whose development in humans has been associated with the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) or Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA). There is a form of early onset MG (EOMG) in Newfoundland dogs that mimics the clinical presentation in humans and appears to have familial inheritance. Genotyping of three classical Dog Leukocyte Antigen (DLA)...
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