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HLA and MuSK-positive myasthenia gravis: A systemic review and meta-analysis.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Sept 2018
Hong Y, Li H-F, Romi F, Skeie G O, Gilhus N E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Myasthenia gravis (MG) represents a spectrum of clinical subtypes with differences in disease mechanisms and treatment response. MG with muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) antibodies accounts for 1%-10% of all MG patients. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the association between HLA genes and MuSK-MG susceptibility. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Studies were searched in Pubmed, EMBASE database and...
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