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COMLEX Osteopathic Medicine

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Which autoimmune condition is characterized by the body producing autoantibodies that attack muscle receptor sites, reducing the ability to receive neurotransmitter signals to move properly, thus causing weakness?

Myasthenia gravis
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular degenerative disorder
None of the above

Explanation

Answer - A - Myasthenia gravis is characterized by the body producing autoantibodies that attack muscle receptor sites of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, causing an inability to properly pick up signals to function, thus causing weakness.

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