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Original Article

Differences in Fine Specificity of Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies between Subgroups of Spontaneous Myasthenia Gravis of Recent Onset, and of Penicillamine Induced Myasthenia

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Pages 31-37 | Received 03 Mar 1988, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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