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Myasthenia gravis, paraneoplastic pemphigus and thymoma, a rare triade

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    D. T. Winkler MD, PhD, P. Strnad MD, P. Lyrer MD &  A. J. Steck MD

  2. Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, 94304, USA

    P. Strnad MD

  3. Consultant Dermatologist, Hôpital du Jura, Delémont

    M. L. Meier MD

  4. Immunosa SA, 1001, Lausanne, Switzerland

    S. Roten MD

  5. Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    P. Went MD

  6. Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 3, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    D. T. Winkler MD, PhD

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Winkler, D.T., Strnad, P., Meier, M.L. et al. Myasthenia gravis, paraneoplastic pemphigus and thymoma, a rare triade. J Neurol 254, 1601–1603 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-007-0588-6

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