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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2024

Anti-titin antibodies in a cohort of myasthenia gravis patients.

João Moura, Ana Paula Sousa, Raquel Samões, Paula Carneiro, Esmeralda Neves, Ana Martins Silva, Ernestina Santos

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Cardiac implications in myasthenia gravis.World journal of clinical cases · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

João MouraDepartment of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Paula SousaDepartment of Neurophysiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Raquel SamõesDepartment of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Paula CarneiroDepartment of Immunology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Esmeralda NevesDepartment of Immunology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Martins SilvaDepartment of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Ernestina SantosDepartment of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Hospital de Santo António · PTUniversidade do Porto · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Anti-titin antibodies have been previously associated with thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis (MG) and a more clinically severe form of MG. While currently only serving as a disease biomarker, its possible utility as an indicator of underlying thymus malignancy may be of value in clinical practice. Methods: Data was retrospectively collected and analyzed from 2013 to 2022 using an institutional record of MG patients. Anti-titin antibodies were assessed using Line Blot immunoassay. Results: From 130 MG cases, 32 (24.6%) were anti-titin positive. Anti-titin positive cases were associated with older age of disease onset [median (IQR): 63.0 (44.3-70.8) Conclusions: The presence of anti-titin antibodies appears to correlate with underlying thymoma in early-onset MG cases and with generalized MG in late-onset cases. Prospective studies are needed to further study this association.

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anti-titinMyasthenia gravis (MG)neuroimmunologythymoma

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PMID38505076
PMCPMC10944723
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