Table 1.
Myasthenia Gravis patient categories according to how the patient Ig mediates AChR loss, MAC deposition and effect of C7 inhibition.
| MG Patient | AChR Loss | AChR Loss blocked by anti-C7 Ab? | MAC Deposition | IgG Cell Binding | Anti-AChR Titre (nmol/L) | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ++ | Yes | + | ++ | 5.43 | 1 |
| 3 | ++ | Yes | ++ | +++ | 143.49 | 1 |
| 14 | ++ | Yes | + | ++ | 13.65 | 1 |
| 15 | ++ | Yes | + | ++ | 12.09 | 1 |
| 16 | ++ | Yes | + | ++ | 23.60 | 1 |
| 17 | ++ | Yes | ++ | +++ | 67.52 | 1 |
| MSDN04 | ++ | Yes (Partially) | +++ | +++ | 130.32 | 1 |
| MSDN09 | ++ | Yes | +++ | +++ | 1.78 | 1 |
| MSDN19 | ++ | Yes (Partially) | +++ | +++ | 53.84 | 1 |
| 4 | + | Yes | - | ++ | 4.80 | 2 |
| 12 | + | Yes | - | ++ | 10.13 | 2 |
| 13 | + | Yes | - | + | 3.80 | 2 |
| 1 | - | N/A | - | ++ | 18.40 | 3 |
| 5 | - | N/A | - | + | 16.28 | 4 |
| 8 | - | N/A | - | + | 2.18 | 4 |
| 9 | - | N/A | - | + | 3.21 | 4 |
| 11 | - | N/A | - | + | 4.37 | 4 |
| 18 | - | N/A | - | - | 41.89 | 4 |
| MSDN12 | - | N/A | + | - | <Detection Range | 4 |
| Pooled Ctrl Plasma | - | N/A | - | - | <Detection Range | N/A |
| Max Scale | ++ | +++ | +++ |
N/A, not applicable.