Autoantibody Profiles of Myasthenia Gravis, Thymoma, and Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

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A review of the serological diagnostic algorithms for Myasthenia Gravis (MG), Thymoma, and Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LES). Our speaker for this program is Andrew McKeon, MB BCh, consultant in the Neuroimmunology Laboratory in the Division of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  Dr. McKeon will define the clinical aspects of each disorder and describe diagnostic laboratory testing recommendations.

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