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Analysis of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody in Hong Kong Chinese patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: diagnostic utility and clinical correlations.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2018
So Ho, Ip Ricky W-K, Wong Victor T-L, Yip Ronald M-L
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AIM: To compare the prevalence of the anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA5 Ab) in Hong Kong Chinese patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM); in addition, to examine the association of anti-MDA5 Ab and the clinical characteristics of these patients. METHODS: Twenty consecutive existing patients with DM being followed up at the Rheumatology Clinic of Kwong Wah...
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