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Can tacrolimus replace ciclosporin and prednisone to treat myasthenia gravis?

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The synopsis was written by Christine Kyme, Assistant Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Newsom-Davis, J. Can tacrolimus replace ciclosporin and prednisone to treat myasthenia gravis?. Nat Rev Neurol 1, 14–15 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0038

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