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Myasthenia gravis seronegative for acetylcholine receptor antibodies in South Korea: Autoantibody profiles and clinical features

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Acquired myasthenia gravis (MG) is a prototype autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction, caused in most patients by autoantibodies to the muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR). There seem to be ethnic and regional differences in the frequency and clinical features of MG seronegative for the AChR antibody. This study aimed to describe the autoantibody profiles and clinical features of Korean patients with generalized MG seronegative for the AChR antibody. A total of 62 patient...

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10.1371/journal.pone.0193723

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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Public Library of Science
Journal:
PLoS One More from this journal
Volume:
13
Issue:
3
Pages:
e0193723
Publication date:
2018-03-08
Acceptance date:
2018-02-19
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EISSN:
1932-6203
ISSN:
1932-6203
Pmid:
29518096
Language:
English
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pubs:828518
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uuid:2a11259f-e73c-4d35-8183-fe3ac0b6ea5e
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pubs:828518
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828518
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2018-11-13

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