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Clinical Characteristics of Anti-3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Antibodies in Chinese Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ge Yongpeng, Lu Xin, Peng Qinglin, Shu Xiaoming, Wang Guochun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to detect the prevalence of anti-3-hydroxyl-3- methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibodies in Chinese patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), and to analyze the clinical features of the antibody-positive IIM patients. METHODS: The presence of anti-HMGCR antibodies was detected in 405 patients with IIMs, 90 healthy controls, and 221...
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