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Immunodeficiency in patients with thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 Oct 2022
Ishizuchi Kei, Takizawa Tsubasa, Ohnuki Yuko, Sekiguchi Koji, Motegi Haruhiko, Oyama Munenori, Nakahara Jin, Shiina Takashi, Suzuki Shigeaki
Abstract excerpt
Thymoma with immunodeficiency is sometimes accompanied by myasthenia gravis (MG), but the clinical characteristics have not been elucidated. This study aimed to characterize its clinical and immunological features. Of the 132 thymoma-associated MG patients, 9 patients presented with immunodeficiency. All suffered from severe pneumonia, and most had invasive thymoma and autoimmune disorders. DRB1*08:03 and...
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