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Antibody levels correlate with creatine kinase levels and strength in anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase-associated autoimmune myopathy.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 2012
Werner Jessie L, Christopher-Stine Lisa, Ghazarian Sharon R, Pak Katherine S, Kus Jordan E, Daya Natalie R, Lloyd Thomas E, Mammen Andrew L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Autoantibodies recognizing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) are found in patients with statin-associated immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy and, less commonly, in statin-unexposed patients with autoimmune myopathy. The main objective of this study was to define the association of anti-HMGCR antibody levels with disease activity. METHODS: Anti-HMGCR levels, creatine kinase (CK)...
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