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Myasthenia gravis (sometimes abbreviated MG; from the Greek myastheneia, lit. 'muscle weakness', and Latin gravis, lit. 'serious') is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating weakness and fatiguability. At about 14 cases per 100,000 (in the U.S.), it is one of the best known autoimmune disorders. The antigens and basic disease mechanisms are known. Weakness is caused by circulating antibodies that block acetylcholine receptors or the MuSK protein at the post-synaptic neuromuscular jun ...
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Myasthenia Gravis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/
- Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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