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. 1987:505:451-60.

doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb51315.x.

Sharing of epitopes by bacteria and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: a possible role in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis

K Stefansson¹, M E Dieperink, D P Richman, L S Marton

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PMID: 2446557
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb51315.x

Sharing of epitopes by bacteria and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: a possible role in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis

K Stefansson et al. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1987.

. 1987:505:451-60.

doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb51315.x.

Authors

K Stefansson¹, M E Dieperink, D P Richman, L S Marton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago 60637.

PMID: 2446557
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb51315.x

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