Haptoglobin study in myasthenia gravis
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Haptoglobin study in myasthenia gravis.
OBJECTIVE A cross-sectional study of haptoglobin (Hp) in myasthenia gravis (MG) was designed, with the objective to identify its values and correlate them with different disease status. METHOD 46 patients were enrolled in the study, all having disease severity established according to the quantitative myasthenia gravis strength scores (QMGSS). Based on the functional scale determined by Myast...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000200017