Antibodies to acetylcholine receptor in patients with thymoma but without myasthenia gravis.
Antibodies to acetylcholine receptor were found in 3 of 11 patients with a thymoma removed by operation but without myasthenia gravis. Because masthenia gravis may appear after removal of the thymoma, detection of antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies may have predictive value.
D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D009045:Motor Endplate / Q000276:immunology; D009132:Muscles / Q000276:immunology; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000276:immunology; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000276:immunology*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000276:immunology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*
D001323:Autoantibodies; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic