Antibodies to acetylcholine receptor in parous women with myasthenia: evidence for immunization by fetal antigen.
The weakness in myasthenia gravis (MG) is mediated by autoantibodies against adult muscle acetylcholine receptors (AChR) at the neuromuscular junction; most of these antibodies also bind to fetal AChR, which is present in the thymus. In rare cases, babies of mothers with MG, or even of asymptomatic...
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| Формат: | Journal article |
| Язык: | English |
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2002
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