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Utilizing Twins Concordance Rates to Infer the Predisposition to Myasthenia Gravis

Utilizing Twins Concordance Rates to Infer the Predisposition to Myasthenia Gravis

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Utilizing Twins Concordance Rates to Infer the Predisposition to Myasthenia Gravis

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Full title

Utilizing Twins Concordance Rates to Infer the Predisposition to Myasthenia Gravis

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Twin research and human genetics, 2011-04, Vol.14 (2), p.129-136

Language

English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder in which patients experience muscular fatigability due to the presence of anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies which inhibit signal transduction across the neuro-muscular junction. Like all complex disorders, disease is caused by an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Alth...

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Utilizing Twins Concordance Rates to Infer the Predisposition to Myasthenia Gravis

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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_swepub_ki_se_545415

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_swepub_ki_se_545415

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ISSN

1832-4274

E-ISSN

1839-2628

DOI

10.1375/twin.14.2.129

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