Clinical Characteristics of MuSK Antibody-positive Myasthenia Gravis in Taiwan

Circulating antibodies of the acetylcholine receptor (AchRAb) are detectable in most patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG). A newly discovered antibody against muscle-specific kinase (MuSKAb) has been detected in 40–70% of AchRAb-negative MG patients. We report a series of Taiwanese MuSKA...

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Main Authors: Yung-Chuan Huang, Jiann-Horng Yeh, Hou-Chang Chiu, Wei-Hung Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601710