| Literature DB >> 4031948 |
H J Oosterhuis, P C Limburg, E Hummel-Tappel, W Van den Burg, T H The.
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The clinical condition and the serum levels of antibodies to acetylcholine receptor protein were followed in 30 patients with myasthenia gravis before and in a period varying from 2 to 4 (mean 3) yr after thymectomy. Twenty-five patients improved in the 2 yr following thymectomy. A highly significant correlation was found between the change in clinical condition and the change in antibody levels. Only 3 patients improved without a fall of antibody level. Prethymectomy antibody levels were positively correlated with the severity of the clinical condition and with the degree of thymus hypertrophy.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID： 4031948 DOI： 10.1016/0022-510x(85)90144-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Sci ISSN： 0022-510X Impact factor: 3.181