12 -- The Chatty Sister Must Now Shut Up! / SENTENCES
12 The Chatty Sister Must Now Shut Up / SENTENCES As of July 20, 2018 So at last I had a definitive diagnosis. Let me share a little bit about that, to give a bit of perspective and information. Myasthenia Gravis is relatively rare. There are many variances to the disease, which gives it the description of being a “Snowflake Disease.” The particular variant I have is called Anti-MuSK antibody myasthenia gravis. It is part of a subset group called Seronegative MG. Seronegative means that I did not test positive to any of the initial blood tests. In clinical terms, that means there are no detectable antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor. (Clear as mud, right?) The next step was a test for MuSK – this meant another blood test, looking for antibodies against muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) receptors. These receptors are a surface membrane component that is necessary in the development of neuromuscular j...