Abstract
The epidemiology of myasthenia gravis subtypes and the frequency of antibodies to muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) was studied in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis without anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies who had an onset of symptoms between 1990 and 2004 in a well-defined region in the Netherlands. The nationwide prevalence and incidence of myasthenia gravis with anti-MuSK antibodies were also studied. MuSK antibodies were found in 22% of patients with generalised myasthenia gravis without anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies. Nationwide, 35 patients with MuSK myasthenia gravis were identified, yielding a prevalence of 1.9 per million (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22 to 2.59) and an annual incidence 0.10 per million person-years (95% CI 0.06 to 0.14).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 417-418 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr-2007 |
Keywords
- MUSK ANTIBODY