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ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2017

Diagnostics of myasthenic syndromes: detection of anti-AChR and anti-MuSK antibodies.

Francesca Andreetta, Elena Rinaldi, Emanuela Bartoccioni, Anna Pia Riviera, Elena Bazzigaluppi, Raffella Fazio, Giovanni Deiana, Alessandro Pini, Maria Grazia Giudizi, Fulvio Baggi

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Review in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Italian recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca AndreettaUO Neurologia IV, Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy. francesca.andreetta@istituto-besta.it.
Elena RinaldiUO Neurologia IV, Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Emanuela BartoccioniUniversità Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Anna Pia RivieraOspedale Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Verona, Italy.
Elena BazzigaluppiOspedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Raffella FazioOspedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Giovanni DeianaClinica Neurologica Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
Alessandro PiniAzienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy.
Maria Grazia GiudiziAOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Fulvio BaggiUO Neurologia IV, Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents the Italian guidelines for autoantibody testing in myasthenia gravis that have been developed following a consensus process built on questionnaire-based surveys, internet contacts and discussions during dedicated workshops of the sponsoring Italian Association of Neuroimmunology (AINI). Essential clinical information on myasthenic syndromes, indications and limits of antibody testing, instructions for result interpretation and an agreed laboratory protocol (Appendix) are reported for the communicative community of neurologists and clinical pathologists.

Indexed as

AutoantibodiesHumansMyasthenia GravisReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, CholinergicAutoantibodiesMUSK protein, humanReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, CholinergicAChRLaboratory diagnosticsMuSKMyasthenia gravisNeurological autoimmune diseases

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PMID29030770
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