Journal article
Familial Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis: Four Patients Involving Three Generations
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Familial autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) is rare, although a genetic role for the development of autoimmune MG is suggested by concordance in monozygotic twins and the increased frequency of other autoimmune diseases in family members of myasthenics.
METHODS: A patient with a family history of MG was evaluated in hospital. Relatives were interviewed and medical records examined for details regarding the diagnosis of MG in three …
Authors
Marrie RA; Sahlas DJ; Bray GM
Journal
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 307–310
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
November 2000
DOI
10.1017/s0317167100001050
ISSN
0317-1671