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Myasthenia gravis remission and anti-AChR ab reduction after immunosuppressive and anti-neoplastic therapy in a patient with thymic Hodgkin’s disease

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    M. T. Ferrò, T. Riccardi & A. Montanelli

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Ferrò, M., Riccardi, T., Montanelli, A. et al. Myasthenia gravis remission and anti-AChR ab reduction after immunosuppressive and anti-neoplastic therapy in a patient with thymic Hodgkin’s disease. J Neurol 253, 1241–1242 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0171-6

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