Clinical Manifestations and Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies Associated with Physical Dysfunction after Treatment in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: An Observational Study of Physical Dysfunction with Myositis in Japan

Clinical Manifestations and Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies Associated with Physical Dysfunction after Treatment in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: An Observational Study of Physical Dysfunction with Myositis in Japan

Objective. The physical function of PM/DM patients after remission induction therapy remains unknown adequately. The aim of our study was to evaluate the present status of physical dysfunction and to clarify the clinical manifestations and myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) associated with phys...

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Main Authors: Hidenaga Kawasumi, Takahisa Gono, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Masataka Kuwana, Hirotaka Kaneko, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Sayuri Kataoka, Masanori Hanaoka, Hisashi Yamanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9163201

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9163201

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