Antibodies to ion-channel proteins in thymoma with myasthenia, neuromyotonia, and peripheral neuropathy

Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1483-1485

  Heidenreich, Fedor ^a,b   Vincent, Angela ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

EID: 0031815908     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.50.5.1483     Document Type: Article

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