Associated autoimmune diseases in myasthenia gravis. A population-based study.

PB, Christensen; TS, Jensen; I, Tsiropoulos; T, Sørensen; M, Kjaer; E, Højer-Pedersen; MJ, Rasmussen; E, Lehfeldt

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00432.x

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Associated autoimmune diseases in myasthenia gravis. A population-based study.

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Authors:

Christensen PB

Jensen TS

Tsiropoulos I

Abstract

During a comprehensive epidemiological study of myasthenia gravis (MG) in Western Denmark 1975-1989, we analyzed the occurrence, clinical characteristics and prognosis of associated autoimmune diseases (AAD) in MG patients. AAD were found in 20 of 212 incident cases (9%) and in 30 of 220 prevalent c...

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