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Arthritis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: clinical features and autoantibody associations.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 2014
Klein Martin, Mann Heřman, Pleštilová Lenka, Betteridge Zoe, McHugh Neil, Remáková Martina, Novota Peter, Vencovský Jiří
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, distribution, and clinical manifestations of arthritis in a cohort of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Associations with autoantibody status and HLA genetic background were also explored. METHODS: Consecutive patients with IIM treated in a single center were included in this cross-sectional study (n = 106). History of arthritis, 68-joint and 66-joint...
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