Celiac disease and risk of myasthenia gravis – nationwide population-based study

Celiac disease and risk of myasthenia gravis – nationwide population-based study

Abstract Background Case reports suggest there may be an association between celiac disease (CD) and myasthenia gravis (MG). Methods We identified 29,086 individuals with CD in Sweden from 1969 to 2008. We compared these individuals with 144,480 matched controls. Hazard ratios (HRs) for future MG (i...

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Main Authors: Sujata P. Thawani, Thomas H. Brannagan, Benjamin Lebwohl, Peter H. R. Green, Jonas F. Ludvigsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Autoimmune
Celiac
Gluten
Myasthenia gravis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1035-2

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