Article
Antimelanoma Differentiation-associated Gene 5 Antibody: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum in North American Patients with Dermatomyositis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2017
Moghadam-Kia Siamak, Oddis Chester V, Sato Shinji, Kuwana Masataka, Aggarwal Rohit
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical features associated with the antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA5) in US patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) and classic DM. METHODS: Patients with CADM were consecutively selected from the University of Pittsburgh Myositis Database from 1985 to 2013. CADM was defined by a typical DM rash without objective muscle weakness...
Topics
- Adult
- Autoantibodies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Humans
- Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Symptom Assessment
