Myositis-specific and myositis-associated autoantibody profiles and their clinical associations in a large series of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis

Myositis-specific and myositis-associated autoantibody profiles and their clinical associations in a large series of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence of myositis-specific and myositis-associated autoantibodies and their clinical correlations in a large series of patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis. METHOD: This cross-sectional study enrolled 127 dermatomyositis cases and 95 polymyositis cases. The disea...

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Main Authors: Marcela Gran Pina Cruellas, Vilma dos Santos Trindade Viana, Maurício Levy-Neto, Fernando Henrique Carlos de Souza, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-07-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Dermatomyositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Myositis-Associated Autoantibodies
Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies
Polymyositis
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