Refractory myasthenia gravis: Characteristics of a portuguese cohort

Introduction: Some myasthenia gravis (MG) patients are refractory to conventional treatments. Methods: To describe the clinical features of refractory MG (RMG) and explore the association with human leukocyte antigen HLA-DRB1 alleles, a cohort study of 114 consecutive MG patients was performed. Pati...

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Main Author: Santos, Ernestina (author)
Other Authors: Bettencourt, Andreia (author), Duarte, Sara (author), Gabriel, Denis (author), Oliveira, Vanessa (author), da Silva, Ana Martins (author), Costa, Paulo Pinho (author), Lopes, Carlos (author), Gonçalves, Guilherme (author), da Silva, Berta Martins (author), Leite, Maria Isabel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Adult
Age of Onset
Autoantibodies
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myasthenia Gravis
Portugal
Protective Factors
Receptors, Cholinergic
Thymectomy
Thymoma
Thymus Hyperplasia
Thymus Neoplasms
Young Adult
Doenças Genéticas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6648
Country:Portugal
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