Laboratory Testing of Myasthenia Gravis: New Treatments Drive Change

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Immunopathology of Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis: Implications for Improved Testing Algorithms and Treatment Strategies

Frykman, H, Kumar, P, Oger, J.  Immunopathology of Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis: Implications for Improved Testing Algorithms and Treatment Strategies.  Front. Neurol., 09 December 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.596621

A Multicenter Comparison of MOG-IgG Cell-Based Assays

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Eculizumab in Aquaporin-4–Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

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Live-cell Based Assays Are the Gold Standard for anti-MOG-Ab Testing

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MOG Encephalomyelitis: International Recommendations on Diagnosis and Antibody Testing

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Multicentre Comparison of a Diagnostic Assay: Aquaporin-4 Antibodies in Neuromyelitis Optica

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An Update on Laboratory Diagnosis in Myasthenia Gravis

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Clinical Features and Diagnostic Usefulness of Antibodies to Clustered Acetylcholine Receptors in the Diagnosis of Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis

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Evaluation of aquaporin-4 antibody assays

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Clinical and Serological Study of Myasthenia Gravis Using Both Radioimmunoprecipitation and Cell-Based Assays in a South Asian Population

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Detection of anti-natalizumab antibodies in treated multiple sclerosis patients using a BIAcore™ platform

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Late-onset myasthenia gravis: A review when incidence in older adults keeps increasing.

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NMO-IgG as Measured in Multiple Facilities in Optic Neuritis (ON), Transverse Myelitis and Combinations Thereof

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