Article
HLA-DQB1*05:02, *05:03, and *03:01 alleles as risk factors for myasthenia gravis in a Spanish cohort.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Aug 2022
Salvado Maria, Caro Jose Luis, Garcia Cecilia, Rudilla Francesc, Zalba-Jadraque Laura, Lopez Eva, Sanjuan Elia, Gamez Josep, Vidal-Taboada Jose Manuel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a very heterogenic chronic autoimmune disease caused by the failure of neuromuscular transmission. The HLA gene complex has conventionally been recognized as its main genetic risk and phenotype modifying factor. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of HLA class I and II alleles and to identify possible risk factors for sporadic MG in a Spanish cohort. METHODS: We...
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