Gene expression profiling of orbital muscles in treatment-resistant ophthalmoplegic myasthenia gravis

Table 1 Clinical information of patient-derived orbicularis oculi muscle and medial recti samples

Age at surgery (years)	Orbital muscle	Diagnosis	MG duration (years)
42	OOM	OP-MG	18
15	OOM^a	OP-MG	7
27	OOM	OP-MG	10
34	OOM	OP-MG	14
55	OOM^a	Levator dehiscence^b	NA
51	OOM	Levator trauma^b	NA
56	OOM	Canalicular obstruction^b	NA
27	EOM	OP-MG	15
77	EOM	Secondary esotropia-blind from glaucoma	NA

Myasthenia gravis (MG) duration was taken from onset of symptoms. Extraocular muscle (EOM) refers to medial rectus; ophthalmoplegic MG (OP-MG); orbicularis oculi muscle (OOM)
^aSamples obtained from both eyes at independent surgeries
^bNormal OOM biopsied

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