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Associations with autoimmune disorders and HLA class I and II antigens in inclusion body myositis.
Neurology - 28 Dec 2004
Badrising U A, Schreuder G M Th, Giphart M J, Geleijns K, Verschuuren J J G M, Wintzen A R, Maat-Schieman M L C, van Doorn P, van Engelen B G M, Faber C G, Hoogendijk J E, de Jager A E, Koehler P J, de Visser M, van Duinen S G
Abstract excerpt
Whether autoimmune mechanisms play a role in the pathogenesis of inclusion body myositis (IBM) is unknown. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) analysis in 52 patients, including 17 with autoimmune disorders (AIDs), showed that patients were more likely to have antigens from the autoimmune-prone HLA-B8-...
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