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acetylcholine (nicotinic) receptor antibody

Etiology: - occurs in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). - occasionally occur in association with: a) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) b) Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome c) pernicious anemia - does NOT occur with congenital myasthenia gravis - occurs in only 15% of patients with ocular myasthenia gravis Laboratory: - nicotinic receptor antibody in serum

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cholinergic receptor

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autoantibody

References

  1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 651
  2. Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1995