Association of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita with maternal antibodies inhibiting fetal acetylcholine receptor function

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2358-2363

  Riemersma, Sietske ^a   Vincent, Angela ^a,c   Beeson, David ^a   Newland, Claire ^a   Hawke, Simon ^a   Vernet Der Garabedian, Beatrice ^b   Eymard, Bruno ^b   Newsom Davis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acetylcholine receptor; arthrogryposis; autoantibody; myasthenia gravis; placental to fetal transfer

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029826644     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119048     Document Type: Article

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