Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease where autoantibodies against the acetylcholine receptor on skeletal muscle cells cause blockades at neuromuscular junctions, leading to progressive weakness.
La miastenia gravis es una enfermedad autoinmune donde los autoanticuerpos contra el receptor de acetilcolina en las células musculares esqueléticas causan bloqueo en las uniones neuromusculares, resultando en debilidad progresiva.
| Front | An autoimmune disease in which autoantibodies against the acetylcholine receptor on skeletal muscle cells cause a block in neuromuscular junctions, leading to progressive weakness and eventually death |
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| Back | myasthenia gravis |
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