HLA and Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody Relationship in Myastenia Gravis Patients

OBJECTIVE: Autoantibodies against the muscle acetylcholine receptor (AChR) play an essential role in the pathophysiology of autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG). It is believed that the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules are involved in the antibody production in MG because these molecule...

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Main Authors: İrem Fatma Aşan, Ufuk Şener, Pınar Bekdik, Işıl Çoker, Yaşar Zorlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2007-04-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Subjects:
HLA
Online Access:https://www.journalagent.com/tjn/pdfs/TJN_13_2_76_80.pdf