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Original Article

Prognosis of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients with thymus hyperplasia

Jing YangDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Chanchan LiuDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China
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Tao LiDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chengyan LiDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 785-789 | Received 30 Aug 2016, Accepted 03 Nov 2016, Published online: 23 Nov 2016

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