{"title":"Changes in antibody titers and clinical course in myasthenia gravis retrospective study","authors":"B. Berger, Nils Schröter","doi":"10.1002/pnp.738","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, long‐term autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness; the condition typically has phases when it remits and phases when it relapses. Even though treatment response with regards to immunosuppressive therapies in MG patients is classically monitored by clinical scores, identification of a serological biomarker that monitors treatment response could be helpful. Here, the authors explore the correlation between acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody titers with changes in clinical severity in patients with MG and discuss the implications for clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":43913,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pnp.738","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, long‐term autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness; the condition typically has phases when it remits and phases when it relapses. Even though treatment response with regards to immunosuppressive therapies in MG patients is classically monitored by clinical scores, identification of a serological biomarker that monitors treatment response could be helpful. Here, the authors explore the correlation between acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody titers with changes in clinical severity in patients with MG and discuss the implications for clinical practice.
期刊介绍:
Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry is published nine times a year, and is a journal for specialists in secondary care, GPs with an interest in neurology and psychiatry, community psychiatric nurses and other specialist healthcare professionals. Articles cover management, news updates and opinion in all areas of neurology and psychiatry.