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Potential mechanisms in MuSK-myasthenia gravis

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Autoimmunity is a failure to tolerate circulating or cell surface expressed self antigens,leading to activation of the immune system and attack of self tissues. Muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease caused by antibodies to MuSK and hallmarked by fatigable muscle weakness. MuSK is a tyrosine kinase that interacts with low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4), resulting in maintenance of the high density of acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) at the n...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Oxford college:
Green Templeton College
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Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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Supervisor
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Role:
Supervisor
Publication date:
2014
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
Language:
English
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Deposit date:
2014-06-18

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