Publications [#358006] of Chi Wei C. Chan

Papers Published

1. Guptill, JT; Barfield, R; Chan, C; Russo, MA; Emmett, D; Raja, S; Massey, JM; Juel, VC; Hobson-Webb, LD; Gable, KL; Gonzalez, N; Hammett, A; Howard, JF; Chopra, M; Kaminski, HJ; Siddiqi, ZA; Migdal, M; Yi, JS, Reduced plasmablast frequency is associated with seronegative myasthenia gravis., Muscle Nerve, vol. 63 no. 4 (April, 2021), pp. 577-585 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/17)

   Abstract:
   BACKGROUND: The immunopathology of autoimmune seronegative myasthenia gravis (SN MG) is poorly understood. Our objective was to determine immune profiles associated with a diagnosis of SN MG. METHODS: We performed high-dimensional flow cytometry on blood samples from SN MG patients (N = 68), healthy controls (N = 46), and acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR+) MG patients (N = 27). We compared 12 immune cell subsets in SN MG to controls using logistic modeling via a discovery-replication design. An exploratory analysis fit a multinomial model comparing AChR+ MG and controls to SN MG. RESULTS: An increase in CD19+ CD20- CD38hi plasmablast frequencies was associated with lower odds of being a SN MG case in both the discovery and replication analyses (discovery P-value = .0003, replication P-value = .0021). Interleukin (IL) -21 producing helper T cell frequencies were associated with a diagnosis of AChR+ MG (P = .004). CONCLUSIONS: Reduced plasmablast frequencies are strongly associated with a SN MG diagnosis and may be a useful diagnostic biomarker in the future.