Epidemiology of seropositive myasthenia gravis in Sardinia: A population-based study in the district of Sassari.

Elia SechiGiovanni A DeianaMariangela PuciPietro ZaraEnzo OrtuCaterina PorcuNicola CarboniPaola ChessaElisa RuiuArianna NiedduPaolo TacconiAntonello RussoDavide MancaM Margherita SechiMelania GuidaRoberta RicciardiTommaso ErcoliMarcello M MasciaAntonella MuroniPaolo ProficeValeria SaddiMaurizio MelisEleonora CoccoGregorio SpagniRaffaele IorioValentina DamatoMichelangelo Maestri TassoniStefano SotgiuGiovanni SotgiuPaolo Solla

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2024)

Sardinia is a high-risk region for MG, with a prevalence that exceeds the European threshold for rare disease. Identification of the environmental and genetic determinants of this risk may improve our understanding of disease pathophysiology.

Keyphrases

myasthenia gravis
risk factors
south africa
genome wide
gene expression