IMMUNE-COMPLEXES IN MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS

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BEHAN, WMH
BEHAN, PO
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[1] UNIV GLASGOW,SO GEN HOSP,INST NEUROL SCI,DEPT NEUROL,GLASGOW G51 4TF,SCOTLAND
[2] UNIV GLASGOW,DEPT PATHOL,GLASGOW G12 8QQ,SCOTLAND
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10.1136/jnnp.42.7.595
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Complement components were measured and immune complexes were sought in 75 patients with myasthenia gravis. Thirty-four per cent had decreased concentrations of complement component C4, and 29% had circulating immune complexes. The greatest immunological abnormalities were found in patients with mild disease which supports recent immunoelectronmicroscopic findings.
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