Sarcopenia in Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases: A Comprehensive Review

Sarcopenia in Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases: A Comprehensive Review

Sarcopenia refers to a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function. Because sarcopenia affects mortality, and causes significant disability, the clinical importance of sarcopenia is emerging. At first, sarcopenia was recognized as an age-related disease but, recently, it has been reported to be pr...

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Main Authors: Hyo Jin An, Kalthoum Tizaoui, Salvatore Terrazzino, Sarah Cargnin, Keum Hwa Lee, Seoung Wan Nam, Jae Seok Kim, Jae Won Yang, Jun Young Lee, Lee Smith, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Han Li, Jae Il Shin, Andreas Kronbichler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
sarcopenia
rheumatic disease
autoimmune disease
rheumatoid arthritis
inflammatory bowel disease
type 1 diabetes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/16/5678

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