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Entering a new phase of immunogenetics in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 Nov 2013
Rothwell Simon, Cooper Robert G, Lamb Janine A, Chinoy Hector
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the progress that has been made in understanding the genetics of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) in the past 2 years, with particular focus on polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis. RECENT FINDINGS: Candidate gene studies in the Japanese population have implicated signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 as a risk locus for IIM, and HLA-DRB1...
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