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A case of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis with positivity of anti-Ach receptor antibody: a fortuitous association?

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  1. Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy

    Enrica Filippelli, Stefania Barone, Alfredo Granata & Paola Valentino

  2. Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy

    Rita Nisticò & Paola Valentino

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Filippelli, E., Barone, S., Granata, A. et al. A case of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis with positivity of anti-Ach receptor antibody: a fortuitous association?. Neurol Sci 40, 195–197 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3554-4

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