Clinical aspects of MuSK antibody positive seronegative MG.

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Published in Neurology on June 24, 2003

Authors

D B Sanders1, K El-Salem, J M Massey, J McConville, A Vincent

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1: Division of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Donald.Sanders@Duke.edu

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