Frequent co-occurrence of AChR-positive myasthenia gravis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy suggests a novel disease association

Grace McMacken; Mohammad Ashraghi; Lucas Keyes; Saiju Jacob; Channa Hewamadduma; Caroline Carmichael; Katherine C Dodd; Georgina Burke; Stuart Viegas; Camilla Buckley; Amy Jayne McKnight; Maria Farrugia; Maria Isabel Leite; John McConville

doi:10.1136/jnnp-2025-337550

Frequent co-occurrence of AChR-positive myasthenia gravis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy suggests a novel disease association

Grace McMacken^*
, Mohammad Ashraghi
, Lucas Keyes
, Saiju Jacob
, Channa Hewamadduma
, Caroline Carmichael
, Katherine C Dodd
, Georgina Burke
, Stuart Viegas
, Camilla Buckley
, Amy Jayne McKnight
, Maria Farrugia
, Maria Isabel Leite
, John McConville

^*Corresponding author for this work

Immunology and Immunotherapy

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Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Early online date	3 Feb 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2025-337550
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 3 Feb 2026

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muscular dystrophy
myasthenia
FSH

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McMacken, G., Ashraghi, M., Keyes, L., Jacob, S., Hewamadduma, C., Carmichael, C., Dodd, K. C., Burke, G., Viegas, S., Buckley, C., McKnight, A. J., Farrugia, M., Leite, M. I., & McConville, J. (2026). Frequent co-occurrence of AChR-positive myasthenia gravis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy suggests a novel disease association. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2025-337550

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