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How do you approach patients with positive LRP4 antibodies without clinical findings of myasthenia gravis?

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Neurology · The Brain and Eye Institute

This is an interesting question. Another interesting one is what was the ordering physician looking for when they ordered LRP4. Myasthenia gravis is a clinical diagnosis. As a neuro-ophthalmologist, I see a high volume of both ocular and generalized myasthenia. I personally do not base my diagnosis ...

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Neurology · Brown University

LRP4 antibodies can be seen in other conditions, namely amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Rivner et al., PMID 27756107). Although I should state explicitly that checking LRP4 is not in my routine/typical diagnostic plan for ALS. With that said, I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last's assessment that the cli...

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