Autoantibodies in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis with myositis or neuromyotonia.
BACKGROUND: About 50% of patients with thymoma have paraneoplastic myasthenia gravis (MG). Myositis and myocarditis or neuromyotonia (NMT) will also develop in some. Patients with thymoma-associated MG produce autoantibodies to a variety of neuromuscular antigens, particularly acetylcholine receptor...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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