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An introduction to Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and excessive muscle fatigue. The severity of the disease can vary hugely between individuals, and in any one patient the symptoms fluctuate with relapses and remissions. Myasthenia Gravis can resolve spontaneously but, for most people it persists for life.

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Key facts

  • Who is at risk of Myasthenia Gravis?
  • Is it hereditary
  • What are the symptoms?
  • What is the treatment? 

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Myasthenic Syndromes


Prof. D Beeson
Year 2 - £107,264
Myasthenic conditions can be acquired or inherited and arise from the malfunctioning of ion channels at the junction between nerves and muscles.
This three year project is investigating a gene that may be involved in the development of congenital myasthenic syndromes.