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Distinctive cutaneous and systemic features associated with specific antimyositis antibodies in adults with dermatomyositis: a prospective multicentric study of 117 patients.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Jul 2018
Best M, Jachiet M, Molinari N, Manna F, Girard C, Pallure V, Cosnes A, Lipsker D, Hubiche T, Schmutz J-L, Le Corre Y, Cordel N, Dandurand M, Dereure O, Guillot B, Du-Thanh A, Bulai Livideanu C, Chasset F, Bouaziz J-D, Francès C, Bengoufa D, Vincent T, Bessis D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Identification of myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) for dermatomyositis (DM) could allow the characterization of an antibody-associated clinical phenotype. OBJECTIVE: We sought to define the clinical phenotype of DM and the risk of cancer, interstitial lung disease (ILD) and calcinosis based on MSA. METHODS: A 3.5-year multicentre prospective study of adult DM patients was conducted to determine...
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