Physicians should consider a myasthenia gravis diagnosis in patients who exhibit symptoms such as dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), dysphonia (difficulty speaking),…
Iqra Mumal, MSc
Iqra holds a MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. She also holds a BSc in Life Sciences from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Currently, she is completing a PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Her research has ranged from across various disease areas including Alzheimer’s disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, bleeding disorders and rare pediatric brain tumors.
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Articles by Iqra Mumal, MSc
Treatment with Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), approved for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, may increase the risk of patients developing other autoimmune…
A new, modified method for removal of the thymus (thymectomy) in patients with myasthenia gravis can help achieve complete…
A Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers shows that argenx’s efgartigimod (ARGX-113) holds potential as a safe and effective…
There are a number of unanswered questions for researchers and clinicians involved with myasthenia gravis (MG), from understanding the…
Concentric needle-jitter is more accurate in diagnosing myasthenia gravis (MG) than repetitive nerve stimulation or acetylcholine receptor antibody positivity,…
Patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) have higher levels of a chemical modification — known as DNA methylation — on…
Expanded use of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved therapy Soliris (eculizumab) to treat myasthenia gravis (MG) could lead to a…
Researchers have determined that video-assisted thoracic surgery to remove a thymoma — a tumor in the thymus — is a…
The results of a Phase 3 clinical trial are challenging the long-held notion that the same thymus gland mechanism is…