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Paraneoplastic Autoimmunity in Thymus Tumors

Autoimmune phenomena are more frequent in thymic epithelial tumors (TET) than in any other human tumor. Mysthenia gravis (MG) is by far the most common autoimmune disease in thymoma patients. MG is characterized by muscle weakness due to autoantibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR), and...

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Autores principales: Marx, Alexander, Schultz, Anja, Wilisch, Annette, Helmreich, Markus, Nenninger, Regina, Müller-Hermelink, Hans Konrad
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9716914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/49484