Multicenter questionnaire survey for sporadic inclusion body myositis in Japan

Abstract Background Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is the most prevalent acquired muscle disease in the elderly. sIBM is an intractable and progressive disease of unknown cause and without effective treatment. The etiology of sIBM is still unknown; however, genetic factors, aging, lifestyle...

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Main Authors: Naoki Suzuki, Madoka Mori-Yoshimura, Satoshi Yamashita, Satoshi Nakano, Ken-ya Murata, Yukie Inamori, Naoko Matsui, En Kimura, Hirofumi Kusaka, Tomoyoshi Kondo, Itsuro Higuchi, Ryuji Kaji, Maki Tateyama, Rumiko Izumi, Hiroya Ono, Masaaki Kato, Hitoshi Warita, Toshiaki Takahashi, Ichizo Nishino, Masashi Aoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-016-0524-x