Response to: “MuSK-positive myasthenia may be triggered not only by SARS-CoV-2”
Andrea Assini
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
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Ilaria Gandoglia
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Correspondence
Ilaria Gandoglia, Galliera Hospital, Via Mura delle Cappuccine 14, 16128 Genoa, Italy.
Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorValentina Damato
Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario ‘A. Gemelli’ IRCCS, Roma, Italy
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorKlaudio Rikani
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorAmelia Evoli
Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario ‘A. Gemelli’ IRCCS, Roma, Italy
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorMassimo Del Sette
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Assini
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Ilaria Gandoglia
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Correspondence
Ilaria Gandoglia, Galliera Hospital, Via Mura delle Cappuccine 14, 16128 Genoa, Italy.
Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorValentina Damato
Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario ‘A. Gemelli’ IRCCS, Roma, Italy
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorKlaudio Rikani
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorAmelia Evoli
Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario ‘A. Gemelli’ IRCCS, Roma, Italy
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorMassimo Del Sette
Neurology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorOpen Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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