FAMILIAL AUTOIMMUNE MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS

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作者
BERGOFFEN, J
ZMIJEWSKI, CM
FISCHBECK, KH
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[1] UNIV PENN,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,CLIN RES BLDG,ROOM 280,422 CURIE BLVD,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[2] UNIV PENN,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL & LAB MED,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[3] CHILDRENS HOSP PHILADELPHIA,DEPT HUMAN GENET & MOLEC BIOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA
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10.1212/WNL.44.3_Part_1.551
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We describe a family with parental consanguinity and five of 10 siblings affected by late-onset autoimmune myasthenia gravis. We propose a genetic mechanism as a predisposing factor in this family. Our analysis excludes the major histocompatibility complex, the beta subunit of the acetylcholine receptor, and the T-cell receptor alpha and beta subunits as candidate genes for the disorder in this family.
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