Myasthenia Gravis: The Role of Apheresis

In this month’s episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jeffrey Winters, M.D., the medical director of the Therapeutic Apheresis Treatment Unit at Mayo Clinic for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. 

Discussion includes:

• Apheresis and myasthenia gravis.
• Short-term versus long-term apheresis treatment.
• Improvements for treating myasthenia gravis patients.

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Resources

• Journal of Clinical Apheresis
• Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis
• Transfusion and Apheresis Science
• AABB – Therapeutic Apheresis: A Handbook
• Apheresis: Principles and Practice, 4^th edition by AABB (Volume 1)
• Apheresis: Principles and Practice, 4th edition by AABB (Volume 2)
• Book: Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 24^th Edition, Chapter 38: Hemapheresis

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