Targeting B cells may help people with MuSK Myasthenia Gravis
“For me, precision medicine has always been the holy
grail of what we’re trying to
achieve.”
Category: MG Research
Researcher Investigates MG Mechanisms of Disease Thanks to Donor and MGFA Support
As a child in Iran, Dr. Fatemeh Khani Habibabadi was always
interested in the world around her. Now her research in autoimmune neurological
disorders is making a difference for people with MG.
Pediatric MG: Listen to This Podcast Episode
MGFA’s Meridith O’Connor talks with Dr.
Jonathan Strober, director of the Neuromuscular Clinic at Benioff Children’s
Hospital.
Can Car T-Cell Therapy Effectively Treat Myasthenia Gravis?
Danny DeBerry and his CAR T-Cell Therapy story.
MGFA Partnership with argenx Helps Bring New Treatment Option to MG Patients
The story of argenx and MGFA’s collaboration to bring
about a new MG treatment.
New Book by a Leading Doctor Will Help You Cope with Myasthenia
All proceeds from Coping with Myasthania
Gravis book will benefit MGFA
Rituximab: Why B cell reduction therapy doesn’t work for all MG patients
Kevin O’Connor, PhD discusses why some MuSK MG
patients relapse after Rituximab.
Thymectomy and MG
Dr. Kevin O’Connor discusses Thymectomy and why
symptoms persist after the procedure.
CARE-MG Registry Will Help Us Understand How COVID-19 Affects MG Patients
Dr. Srikanth Muppidi Using CARE-MG to Understand how COVID-19
Impacts the MG Community
MGFA Pilot Grant Awards Announced for 2020
MGFA is pleased to award research grants each year to help advance
the understanding of myasthenia gravis. Congratulations to the amazingly creative medical
professionals and researchers who earned the 2020 funding grants.