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. 1965 Oct;28(5):429–431. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.28.5.429

Autoantibodies found after thymectomy in a patient later developing myasthenia gravis.

J H Kerr, C G Duran, H Thomas, R Wright
PMCID: PMC495929  PMID: 5320165

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