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The pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis
Bulletin Der Schweizerischen Akademie Der Medizinischen Wissenschaften
|March 1, 1978
Abstract:
The identification and purification of the acetylcholine receptor molecule has permitted a major advance in understanding the pathogenesis of Myasthenia gravis. The author explains the central role of the receptor and its connections with the main features of the disease. He gives a description of the pathogenic mechanisms involved.