Familial Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 178-179

  Tan, J H ^a   Ho, K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese; Familial Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis; HLA

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; HLA ANTIGEN; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE;

EID: 0035317676     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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