Item Type: | Article |
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Title: | Myasthenia gravis - Aktuelle Aspekte der Pathogenese, Diagnostik und Therapie [Myasthenia gravis: current aspects of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy] |
Creators Name: | Doerr, J. and Zipp, F. |
Abstract: | Acquired myosthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular transmission, resulting from autoantibodies against the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor at the neuromuscular junction or, less frequently, against a muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK). This review summarizes the current knowledge with respect to pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy of myosthenia grovis. |
Keywords: | Myasthenia gravis, Autoantibodies, Acetylcholine receptor, Synapse |
Source: | Nervenheilkunde |
ISSN: | 0722-1541 |
Publisher: | Schattauer |
Volume: | 26 |
Number: | 7 |
Page Range: | 587-595 |
Date: | July 2007 |
Official Publication: | http://www.schattauer.de/de/magazine/uebersicht/zeitschriften-a-z/nervenheilkunde/inhalt/archiv/issue/606/manuscript/8309/show.html |
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