METHOD OF DIAGNOSING OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND KITS THEREFOR

摘要

Method of Diagnosing myasthenia gravis and kits thereforeABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREThe present invention relates to methods of diagnosing myasthenia gravis in a subject, by determining an amount of at least one autoantibody that specifically binds one or more autoantigens selected from heat-shock protein 60 (hsp60), heat-shock protein 90, alpha isoform (hsp90[err]), and heat-shock protein 90, beta isoform (hsp90[err]). The invention also provides diagnostic kits for identifying a subject having myasthenia gravis.Figure 1