Myasthenia gravis and acetylcholine receptor antibodies: A clinico immunological correlative study on South Indian patients
Author(s) -
A B Taly,
PS Bindu,
Nirmala Madian,
SA Patil
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.44560
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , medicine , acetylcholine receptor , antibody , cohort , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , neuromuscular transmission , prospective cohort study , immunology , presentation (obstetrics) , gastroenterology , pediatrics , receptor , surgery
Acquired myasthenia Gravis (MG), a disorder of impaired neuromuscular transmission is recognized as an autoimmune disorder, with a majority of the patients having antibodies against acetylcholine receptor (AChR antibodies) in the serum.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom