Low serum vitamin D levels in patients with myasthenia gravis

•The autoantibody response in myasthenia gravis is T cell dependent.•The regulatory T cell has been shown functionally defective in MG patients.•The immune-regulatory effect of vitamin D is known to induce the regulatory T cells.•Plasma 25(OH)D levels were significantly lower in patients with MG pat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience 2018-04, Vol.50, p.294-297
Hauptverfasser:	Kang, Sa-Yoon, Kang, Ji-Hoon, Choi, Jay Chol, Song, Sook Keun, Oh, Jung-Hwan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	25(OH)D Autoimmunity Calcitriol - blood Female Humans Male Middle Aged Muscle Myasthenia gravis Myasthenia Gravis - blood Vitamin D Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives Vitamin D - blood
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