Skeletal muscle major histocompatibility complex class I and II expression differences in adult and juvenile dermatomyositis

OBJECTIVE: To analyze major histocompatibility complex expression in the muscle fibers of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis. METHOD: In total, 28 untreated adult dermatomyositis patients, 28 juvenile dermatomyositis patients (Bohan and Peter's criteria) and a control group consisting of four d...

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Main Authors: Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Adriana Maluf Elias Sallum, Clovis Artur Silva, Suely Kazue Nagahashi Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-08-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000800005

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