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Antibodies against the main immunogenic region of the acetylcholine receptor correlate with disease...

Antibodies against the main immunogenic region of the acetylcholine receptor correlate with disease...

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Antibodies against the main immunogenic region of the acetylcholine receptor correlate with disease severity in myasthenia gravis

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Antibodies against the main immunogenic region of the acetylcholine receptor correlate with disease severity in myasthenia gravis

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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Journal title

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2012-09, Vol.83 (9), p.935-940

Language

English

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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

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ObjectiveWe developed an assay that detects autoantibodies against the main immunogenic region (MIR) located at the extracellular end of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) α subunit, and investigated its clinical relevance in myasthenia gravis (MG).MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we measured MIR antibody (Ab) titres in sera obta...

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Antibodies against the main immunogenic region of the acetylcholine receptor correlate with disease severity in myasthenia gravis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1551626345

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1551626345

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ISSN

0022-3050

E-ISSN

1468-330X

DOI

10.1136/jnnp-2012-302705

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