Is myasthenia gravis an autoimmune disease?

Written by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD | May 24, 2023

Is myasthenia gravis an autoimmune disease?

Category: Causes

Myasthenia gravis is caused by the immune system’s production of self-reactive antibodies that disrupt nerve-muscle communication, and thus it is considered to be an autoimmune disease.

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Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Lindsey is a senior science writer for Bionews with a PhD in neuroscience from Emory University. There, she was awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society to study the role of new therapeutic approaches for treatment of resistant forms of epilepsy. She also spent time as a postdoctoral researcher exploring the role of inflammation in epilepsy. With a passion for ensuring that science is accessible to all, Lindsey joined Bionews as a science writer in 2022.