Open AccessMyasthenia gravis and acetylcholine receptor antibodies: A clinico immunological correlative study on South Indian patients
Author(s) -
Parayil Sankaran Bindu,
M. Nirmala,
Shripad A. Patil,
Arun B. Taly
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 , prospective cohort study , immunology , neuromuscular transmission , gastroenterology , pediatrics , receptor
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.