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Background: Minimal manifestation status (MMS) is an important landmark in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG), and predictors of MMS induction have rarely been identified in previous studies.
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical factors associated with MMS induction among patients with MG.
Design: This two-step retrospective cohort study with a single center investigated the factors that may be associated with MMS induction and retested these predictors in a test cohort.
Methods: A total of 388 diagnosed MG patients who visited Xiangya Hospital between 1 July 2015 and 1 July 2019 were involved. We performed detailed chart reviews and recorded all cases achieving MMS. Demographics and clinical characteristics were also collected and their relationships to achieving MMS were investigated.
Results: MMS was achieved in 124 patients (50.2%), and the median time to achieve MMS was 26 months. Several factors were found to be associated with MMS induction in exploring cohort, including muscle-specific tyrosine-protein kinase receptor (MuSK) antibody positivity (adjusted hazard ratio, HR = 4.333, 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.862-10.082), isolated ocular involvement (adjusted HR = 1.95, 95% CI: 1.284-2.961), and low baseline quantitative myasthenia gravis score (QMG score; adjusted HR = 2.022, 95% CI: 1.086-3.764). These factors were then retested in the test cohort. Isolated ocular involvement or low baseline QMG scores were factors found to be beneficial for MMS induction were confirmed.
Conclusion: Isolated ocular involvement and low baseline QMG score are predictors of MMS induction in MG patients.
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