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==Laboratory Tests==
 
==Laboratory Tests==
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Acquired Myasthenia Gravis
 
Identifying serum antibodies for acetylcholine receptors is the test most commonly used to diagnose the disease.
 
Identifying serum antibodies for acetylcholine receptors is the test most commonly used to diagnose the disease.
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Also an ElISA is now available which identifies circulating antibody to the acetylcholine receptor.
 
Also an ElISA is now available which identifies circulating antibody to the acetylcholine receptor.
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Congenital Myasthenia Gravis
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Autoantibodies are not present in this form of the disease as animals are born without the receptors. Diagnosis is based on the response to anticholinesterase treatment.
    
==Radiography==
 
==Radiography==
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