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HLA-DRB1 Alleles as Genetic Risk Factors for the Development of Anti-MDA5 Antibodies in Patients with Dermatomyositis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2017
Chen Zhiyong, Wang Yan, Kuwana Masataka, Xu Xue, Hu Wei, Feng Xuebing, Wang Hong, Kimura Akinori, Sun Lingyun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) who express anti-melanoma differentiation associated protein 5 (anti-MDA5) antibodies frequently present with interstitial lung disease (ILD). The aim of this study was to investigate the association of HLA-DRB1 with anti-MDA5 expression in PM/DM. METHODS: The frequency of DRB1 alleles was compared among 70 patients with PM, 104 patients with DM, and...
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