PROSPECTS FOR SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY IN MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS FASEB JOURNAL Steinman, L., Mantegazza, R. 1990; 4 (10): 2726-2731

Abstract

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease resulting from a breakdown in T and B cell tolerance to acetylcholine receptor (AChR). Autoantibodies to AChR mediate the disease. Recent advances in experimental immunotherapy of autoimmune disease provide several possibilities for specific intervention in this well-characterized condition.

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