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June 14, 2011Muscle & Nerve389 citations

Anti‐musk antibody myasthenia gravis: Clinical findings and response to treatment in two large cohorts

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JGJeffrey T. GuptillArgenx (Belgium)DSDonald B. SandersDuke UniversityAEAmelia EvoliUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

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MuSK-MG has a marked female predominance with frequent oculobulbar weakness and crises. Many patients deteriorate rapidly early in the disease, and PLEX is usually the preferred treatment. Long-term outcomes are similar to those of patients with AChR-Ab(+) MG.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69daf9d70d8d6ef495a3ca45https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.22006
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