Thymus changes in anti-MuSK-positive and -negative myasthenia gravis [4] (multiple letters)

Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 782-783

  Saka, E ^a   Topcuoglu, M A ^a   Akkaya, B ^a   Galati, A ^a   Onal, M Z ^a   Vincent, A ^a   Evoli, Amelia ^a   Lauriola, Libero ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; MUSCLE SPECIFIC RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; LETTER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS;

EID: 24644431899     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.65.5.782     Document Type: Letter

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