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Anti-MuSK positivity on plasmapheresis liquid in a double seronegative myasthenia gravis patient

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  1. Department of Neurology, Nîmes University Hospital, 4, Rue du Pr Debré, 30029, Nîmes Cedex 4, France

    Dimitri Renard & Melissa Jacob

  2. Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France

    Sophie Candon

  3. Département de Réanimation Médicale, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France

    Remi Trusson

  4. Department of Nephrologie, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France

    Pascal Reboul

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Renard, D., Candon, S., Jacob, M. et al. Anti-MuSK positivity on plasmapheresis liquid in a double seronegative myasthenia gravis patient. Acta Neurol Belg 118, 119–120 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0806-7

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