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Familial autoimmunity in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Feb 2023
Che Weng Ian, Westerlind Helga, Lundberg Ingrid E, Hellgren Karin, Kuja-Halkola Ralf, Holmqvist Marie E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial associations can be indicators of shared genetic susceptibility between two diseases. Previous data on familial autoimmunity in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are scarce and inconsistent. OBJECTIVES: To investigate which autoimmune diseases (ADs) may share genetic susceptibility with IIM, we examined the familial associations between IIM and different ADs. METHODS: In...
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