Frequency and clinical relevance of anti-Mi-2 autoantibody in adult Brazilian patients with dermatomyositis

Abstract Background To analyze the frequency and clinical relevance of anti-Mi-2 autoantibody in a representative sample of patients with dermatomyositis. Methods This longitudinal inception cohort study, from 2001 to 2017, included 87 definite adult dermatomyositis. Anti-Mi-2 analysis was performed...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabel Cardoso dos Passos Carvalho, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42358-019-0071-y