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This study aims to evaluate differences in the immunophenotypes between MG patients with and without thyroid antibody (TAb) positivity to provide insight for future targeted immunotherapies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective observational study included 48 MG patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody (AchR\u2010Ab), of which 15 (31.25%) were TAb positive. Ocular MG (OMG) was defined as ocular\u2010only manifestations for the duration for which records were available. Peripheral lymphocyte subpopulations were measured by flow cytometry.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>TAb positive patients appeared to <jats:italic>have a<\/jats:italic> higher prevalence of OMG than TAb negative patients (53.33% vs. 24.24%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a\u00a0=\u00a0.048). Percentages of B cells (mean difference (MD)\u00a0=\u00a06.16, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.91\u201310.40, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.007) and CD8\u2009+\u2009CD28+ cells (MD\u00a0=\u00a015.14, 95%CI: 5.17\u201325.11, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a\u00a0=\u00a0.013) were higher in TAb positive patients than those in TAb negative patients, while AChR\u2010Ab titers (MD\u00a0=\u00a0\u22126.49\u2009nmol\/L, 95%CI: \u22129.29 to \u22123.70, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), percentages of T cells (MD\u00a0=\u00a0\u22126.43, 95%CI: \u221211.92 to \u22120.94, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.023), CD3\u2009+\u2009HLA\u2010DR+ cells (MD\u00a0=\u00a0\u22126.47, 95%CI: \u221212.31 to \u22120.63, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a\u00a0=\u00a0.031) and CD8+ T cells (MD\u00a0=\u00a0\u22126.60, 95%CI: \u22129.86 to \u22123.34, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) were lower.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The immunophenotypes of MG patients with and without TAb positivity were significantly different, suggesting that their sensitivity to immunotherapy may be different. 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