Myasthenia gravis occurring in twins |
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| Authors: | T. Namba M. S. Shapiro N. G. Brunner D. Grob |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center and State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Myasthenia gravis in one member each of two sets of twins is described. A 17 year old girl developed generalized myasthenia gravis at the age of 14 years, while her monozygotic twin sister has remained in good health during a three year period of observation. Another patient was a 19 year old woman with the onset of generalized myasthenia gravis at the age of 11 years, and her dizygotic twin sister has been in good health. |
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