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The Journal of Immunology

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Clinical and experimental features of MuSK antibody positive MG in Japan

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European Journal of Neurology

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Dietary fat affects immune response, production of antiviral factors, and immune complex disease in NZB/NZW mice.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Genetic studies of autoimmunity in New Zealand mice. III. Associations among anti-DNA antibodies, NTA, and renal disease in (NZB x NZW)F1 x NZW backcross mice.

Haruyoshi Yoshida, A Kohno, K Ohta, +3

The Journal of Immunology

MuSK antibodies in AChR Ab-seropositive MG vs AChR Ab-seronegative MG

K Ohta, Kazuhiro Shigemoto, Sachiho Kubo, +4

Neurology

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Carbonic anhydrase III in serum in muscular dystrophy and other neurological disorders: relationship with creatine kinase

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Clinical Chemistry

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Detection and characterization of blocking-type anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies in sera from patients with myasthenia gravis

Hirokazu Hara, Kunihiko Hayashi, K Ohta, +3

Clinical Chemistry

Dissociation ActivitiesConvenient AssayAutoimmune DiseaseAllergyMedicine +8

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor mRNAs in Myasthenic Thymuses: Association with Intrathymic Pathogenesis of Myasthenia Gravis

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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

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Antibodies to Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase in Japanese Diabetic Patients with Secondary Failure of Oral Hypoglycaemic Therapy

Michiaki Fukui, Koji Nakano, H. Shigeta, +12

Diabetic Medicine

Polyclonal B cell activation and autoimmunity in New Zealand mice. I. Natural thymocytotoxic autoantibody (NTA).

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The Journal of Immunology

GeneticsImmunologyPathologyImmunotherapyImmune-related Gene Polymorphism +17