Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis with anti-muscle specific kinase antibodies in the Netherlands
The epidemiology of myasthenia gravis subtypes and the frequency of antibodies to muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) was studied in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis without anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies who had an onset of symptoms between 1990 and 2004 in a well-defined region in the Netherlands. The nationwide prevalence and incidence of myasthenia gravis with anti-MuSK antibodies were also studied. MuSK antibodies were found in 22% of patients with generalised myasthenia gravis without anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies. Nationwide, 35 patients with MuSK myasthenia gravis... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2007 |
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British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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Schlagwörter: | Short reports |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26807288 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/78/4/417 |