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Studies on the role of autoantibodies and autoantigens in rheumatoid arthritis and myositis [PDF]

, 2016
A major population of patients affected with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory idiopathic myopathies (IIM, collectively called myositis) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies.
Cerqueira, Cátia
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Plasma levels of adhesion molecules are elevated in dermatomyositis-interstitial lung disease and associated with low paraoxonase-1 activity

Arthritis Research & Therapy
Objective To evaluate circulating levels of intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and DM associated interstitial lung disease (DM-ILD).
Sangmee Sharon Bae, Ani Shahbazian, Jennifer Wang, Daniela Markovic, Tiffany De Leon, Yuna Lee, Srinivasa T. Reddy, Christina Charles-Schoeman   +7 more
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Sporadic inclusion body myositis: an unsolved mystery [PDF]

, 2009
Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is considered to be the most common acquired muscle disease associated with aging. It is a disabling disorder still without effective treatment.
Hanna, M, Holton, J, Machado, P, Miller, A   +3 more
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Analysis of Published Criteria for Clinically Inactive Disease in a Large Juvenile Dermatomyositis Cohort Shows That Skin Disease Is Underestimated [PDF]

, 2015
The Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) recently published criteria for classification of patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) as having clinically inactive disease.
Almeida, B, Arnold, K, Campanilho-Marques, R, Juvenile Dermatomyositis Research Group, ., Nistala, K, Pilkington, CA, Wedderburn, LR   +6 more
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Anti-HMGCR myopathy: a first case report from North Africa and literature insights

Frontiers in Immunology
Anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) myopathy is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by severe muscle damage and minimal extra-muscular involvement.
Houssem Abida, Houssem Abida, Imen Zamali, Imen Zamali, Imen Zamali, Imène Rachdi, Imène Rachdi, Zakaria Saied, Zakaria Saied, Ahlem Ben Hmid, Ahlem Ben Hmid, Ahlem Ben Hmid, Samar Samoud, Samar Samoud, Yousr Galai, Fatma Daoud, Fatma Daoud, Fatma Boussema, Fatma Boussema, Samia Ben Sassi, Samia Ben Sassi, Zohra Aydi, Zohra Aydi, Mélika Ben Ahmed, Mélika Ben Ahmed, Mélika Ben Ahmed   +25 more
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Treatment for inclusion body myositis [PDF]

, 2015
Background Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a late-onset inflammatory muscle disease (myopathy) associated with progressive proximal and distal limb muscle atrophy and weakness.
Brassington, Ruth, Dalakas, Marinos, Griggs, Robert, Jones, Katherine, Leong, Kevin, Miller, James, Rose, Michael R., Walter, Maggie C.   +7 more
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Az anti-Jo-1-pozitív antiszintetáz szindróma jellegzetességei gondozott betegeink alapján [PDF]

, 2016
Absztrakt Bevezetés: Az idiopathiás inflammatorikus myopathiák a proximális végtagizmok szimmetrikus gyengeségével jellemezhető szisztémás autoimmun betegségek.
Bodoki, Levente, Dankó, Katalin, Griger, Zoltán, Hodosi, Katalin, Nagy-Vincze, Melinda, Szabó, Katalin   +5 more
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Dermatomyositis: A case report

Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2016
Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy involving proximal muscle weakness and non-suppurative skeletal muscle inflammation. Classification of dermatomyositis for a definitive diagnosis requires characteristic rash and other criteria, such
Meenakshi Kalyan, Shubhangi A Kanitkar, Anu N Gaikwad, Harsh Kumar   +3 more
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Why do patients with myositis die? A retrospective analysis of a single-centre cohort [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: Causes of death in inflammatory myopathies have rarely been studied. We have assessed a cohort of myositis patients followed in a single centre over a 37-year period, reviewing the mortality rate, causes of death and predictors of poor ...
Cogollo, E, Isenberg, DA, Silva, MA
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Miopatia induzida pelo vírus influenza A (H1N1): uma complicação extrapulmonar importante [PDF]

, 2012
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Department of Neurology and NeurosurgeryUNIFESP, EPM, Department of Neurology and ...
Oliveira, Acary Souza Bulle
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