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Rituximab in refractory MuSK antibody myasthenia gravis

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    Mona Thakre, J. Inshasi & M. Marashi

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Thakre, M., Inshasi, J. & Marashi, M. Rituximab in refractory MuSK antibody myasthenia gravis. J Neurol 254, 968–969 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0442-2

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