Is myasthenia gravis hereditary?

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by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD |

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Myasthenia gravis has an autoimmune origin and is not typically considered a heritable disease. Some people may have mutations in genes that affect the function of proteins involved in nerve-muscle communication and cause congenital myasthenia, but this is considered to be a distinct clinical condition.