"' Antigenic Source "': VGKC-complex antibodies were present in 23 of 29 ( 79 % ), CASPR2, LGI1 antibodies, or both, CASPR2 antibodies were generally higher titer than LGI1 antibodies and associated with thymoma.
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Myasthenia gravis, too, may happen in the presence of tumors ( thymoma, a tumor of the thymus in the chest ); people with MG without a tumor and people with LEMS without a tumor have similar genetic variations that seem to predispose them to these diseases.
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"' Philip Eugene Bernatz "'( April 18, 1921-October 6, 2010 ) was an eminent American physician and thoracic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic, and an international authority on the diagnosis and treatment of thymoma and other tumors of the chest.
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As mentioned earlier, the most common of those conditions is myasthenia gravis ( MG ); 10 15 % of patients with MG have a thymoma and, conversely, 30 45 % of patients with thymomas have MG . Additional associated autoimmune conditions include pure red cell aplasia and Good syndrome ( thymoma with combined immunodeficiency and hypogammaglobulinemia ).
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As mentioned earlier, the most common of those conditions is myasthenia gravis ( MG ); 10 15 % of patients with MG have a thymoma and, conversely, 30 45 % of patients with thymomas have MG . Additional associated autoimmune conditions include pure red cell aplasia and Good syndrome ( thymoma with combined immunodeficiency and hypogammaglobulinemia ).
