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DOID:0050214 - Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Disease Ontology Definition:A neuromuscular junction disease that is characterized by an abnormality of acetylcholine (ACh) release at the neuromuscular junction which results from an autoimmune attack against voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) on the presynaptic motor nerve terminal.
Synonyms: Eaton-Lambert syndrome, LEMS, Lambert-Eaton syndrome,
Echinobase Genes
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Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD
Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s):
autoimmune disease of musculoskeletal system (is_a),
autoimmune disease of peripheral nervous system (is_a),
neuromuscular junction disease (is_a)