Acetylcholine receptor antibody as a diagnostic test for myasthenia gravis: Results in 153 validated cases and 2967 diagnostic assays

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-238

  Vincent, Angela ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION;

AUTOANTIBODIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION ASSAY; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 84856927356     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-301046     Document Type: Note

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