[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of myasthenia gravis

AM Bubuioc, A Kudebayeva… - Journal of medicine …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders include several dysfunctions that ultimately lead to
muscle weakness. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most prevalent NMJ disorder with a highly …

Epidemiology, diagnostics, and biomarkers of autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders

AR Punga, P Maddison, JM Heckmann… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders are rare. However, myasthenia gravis is
being increasingly recognised in people older than 50 years. In the past 5–10 years …

B cells in the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis

JS Yi, JT Guptill, P Stathopoulos, RJ Nowak… - Muscle & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an archetypal autoimmune disease. The pathology is
characterized by autoantibodies to the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) in most patients or to …

Dysregulation of B cell repertoire formation in myasthenia gravis patients revealed through deep sequencing

JA Vander Heiden, P Stathopoulos… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.aai.org
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a prototypical B cell-mediated autoimmune disease affecting 20–
50 people per 100,000. The majority of patients fall into two clinically distinguishable types …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and treatment of myasthenia gravis: a retrospective study using a large insurance claims dataset in Germany

A Mevius, L Jöres, J Biskup, T Heidbrede… - Neuromuscular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, chronic autoimmune disease with symptoms of fluctuating
muscular weakness and fatigability. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to …

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of very late-onset myasthenia gravis in China

YL Tang, Z Ruan, Y Su, RJ Guo, T Gao, Y Liu… - Neuromuscular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alteration in onset-age distribution in myasthenia gravis (MG) and its increasing prevalence
among the elderly underscores the need for a better understanding of the clinical course of …

A prospective study of the incidence of myasthenia gravis in the East Midlands of England

P Maddison, PA Ambrose, G Sadalage, A Vincent - Neuroepidemiology, 2019 - karger.com
Objectives: A number of worldwide studies have highlighted a rising incidence of
myasthenia gravis (MG) over the past few decades. This is largely due to an increase in …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality rates and causes of death in Swedish Myasthenia Gravis patients

E Westerberg, AR Punga - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease with several comorbidities, however
information on MG mortality remains sparse. We conducted a nationwide register-based …

Hospital and healthcare insurance system record–based epidemiological study of myasthenia gravis in southern and northern China

W Fang, Y Li, R Mo, J Wang, L Qiu, C Ou, Z Lin… - Neurological …, 2020 - Springer
Objective This is the first cross-region epidemiological study of myasthenia gravis (MG) in
China. We estimated the incidence, prevalence, and medical costs of MG in southern China …

[HTML][HTML] The humanistic burden of myasthenia gravis: a systematic literature review

D Gelinas, S Parvin-Nejad, G Phillips, C Cole… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background/objectives While the clinical manifestations of myasthenia gravis (MG) are well
understood, its humanistic impact is not. The objective of this systematic literature review …