title: Genetic forms of myasthenia gravis.
abstract: Myasthenia in newborns and infants is usually genetic and not mediated by antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor. Several different pre- and postsynaptic defects are responsible for early-onset myasthenia. This review presents a classification of these syndromes based upon knowledge of their pathophysiologic bases and a plan for the evaluation of new patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Misulis
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Fenichel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*