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Can tacrolimus replace ciclosporin and prednisone to treat myasthenia gravis?

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boxed-textPonseti JM et al. (2005) Long-term results of tacrolimus in cyclosporine- and prednisone-dependent myasthenia gravis. Neurology 64: 1641–1643

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