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Abstract Number: 0267 • ACR Convergence 2024
IL-17 Participates in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Gouty Arthritis
Hong Di¹, Xinxin Han¹, Yun Zhang² and Xuejun Zeng¹, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Chronic gouty arthritis (CGA) is different from acute gouty arthritis (AGA), its main characteristics include repeated or even persistent joint symptoms, tophus and bone destruction.…
Abstract Number: 0334 • ACR Convergence 2024
Normal Creatine Kinase in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies- Patient Characteristics and Disease Activity
shiri keret¹, Tanya Chandra², Lisa Kaly³, Raisa Silva⁴, Eugenia Gkiaouraki⁵, Nantakarn Pongtarakulpanit⁶, shreya Sriram⁵, Rajesh Gopalarathinam⁷, Siamak Mogahadam⁶, Chester Oddis⁶ and Rohit Aggarwal⁸, ¹Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Atlit, Israel, ²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Haifa, Israel, ⁴Internal medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, United Kingdom, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Creatine kinase (CK) is an important biomarker for the diagnosis and monitoring of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM). However, in some cases, CK levels might…
Abstract Number: 0321 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Muscle MRI Can Detect Quantitative Improvements in Muscle Edema: A Post-hoc Analyses of the Study of Tofacitinib in Refractory Dermatomyositis
Julie Paik¹, Patrick Debs², Anshula Nallapati¹, Lisa Christopher-Stine¹, Jemima Albayda³, Eleni Tiniakou⁴ and Laura Fayad², ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins Radiology, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Lutherville Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in muscle magnetic resonance imaging is an underutilized, quantitative assessment tool in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). It is not uncommon…
Abstract Number: 0284 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Using Ultrasonography in Patients with a Suspected Diagnosis of Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joanna Potera¹, Angelo Gaffo², Alvin Day³, Mariana Urquiaga² and Amanda Alexander⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Irondale, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, SC, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Homewood, AL
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease is a common condition that can cause chronic polyarticular inflammatory joint disease, which sometimes resembles rheumatoid arthritis. Misdiagnosis is especially…
Abstract Number: 0292 • ACR Convergence 2024
Liver Disease Complicating Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Study on 57 Patients from the French Adult JIR Cohort
Marion Delplanque¹, xavier amiot², Dominique Wendum³, françois Rodrigues², Rim bourguiba¹, Benoit Terris⁴, Christophe Duvoux², Pierre Bedossa⁵, Didier lebrec⁵, Philippe Sogni², Lucia parlati², Frederic Charlotte², Vlad Ratziu², stephane mouly⁶, jeremy augustin², julien Calderaro², giovana scoazec², JM Vignaud⁷, JA Seyrig⁸, Gilles Grateau¹, Lea Savey⁹ and Sophie Georgin-lavialle¹⁰, ¹Internal Medicine Department, Tenon Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, Paris, France, ²APHP, Paris, ³APHP, Paris, France, ⁴Department of pathology, Hôpital Cochin, GHU Paris Centre, AP-HP, Université Paris Cité,, Paris, France, ⁵APHP, clichy, ⁶Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁷CHRU nancy, Nancy, ⁸CH centre bretagne, pontivy, ⁹Internal Medicine Department, Tenon Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, france, France, ¹⁰Sorbonne Université, Department of internal medicine, Tenon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease, associated with MEFV gene mutations. FMF patients can experience liver involvement, potentially leading…
Abstract Number: 0557 • ACR Convergence 2024
What Factors Are Associated with Pain Intensity in Axial Spondyloarthritis? Results from the International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS)
Marco Garrido-Cumbrera¹, Victoria Navarro Compán², Fernando Andres Sommerfleck³, Christine Bundy⁴, Souzi Makri⁵, José Correa-Fernández⁶, Shashank Akerkar⁷, Jo Lowe⁸, Elie Karam⁹ and Denis Poddubnyy¹⁰, ¹Health & Territory Research (HTR), Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain / Spanish Federation of Spondyloarthritis Patient Associations (CEADE), Madrid, Spain, Seville, Spain, ²La Paz University Hospital, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain, ³Sanatorio Julio Mendez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁵Cyprus League for People with Rheumatism (CYLPER), Nicosia, Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, ⁶Health & Territory Research (HTR), Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, Seville, Spain, ⁷Mumbai Arthritis Clinic, Mumbai, India, Mumbai, India, ⁸Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Canadian Spondylitis Association (CSA), Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada, ¹⁰Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Severe pain in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can cause deterioration in their physical and mental health. The aim is to investigate factors associated…
Abstract Number: 0014 • ACR Convergence 2024
Phenotypic Validation of Humanized IgA1 and CD89 Transgenic Mice as a Model for IgA Nephropathy-Like Autoimmune Disease
Kaiyuan Zi and Juan Liang, GemPharmatech, San Diego
Background/Purpose: The etiology of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) remains only partly understood, but the presence of IgA antibodies together with the myeloid IgA-receptor FcαRI/CD89 complexes in…
Abstract Number: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2024
How Accurate Are Assessments by Local Radiologists of Sacroiliac Joint MRIs in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Routine Clinical Practice?- Evidence from 873 Patients in Five European Countries
Anna EF Hadsbjerg¹, Simon Krabbe², Nora Vladimirova², Adrian Ciurea³, Kristyna Bubova⁴, Monika Gregová⁴, Michael Nissen⁵, Burkhard Moeller⁶, Raphael Micheroli⁷, Susanne Pedersen⁸, Jakub Zavada⁴, Ziga Snoj⁹, Karlo Pintaric⁹, Bjorn Gudbjornsson¹⁰, Ziga Rotar¹¹, iris Eshed¹², Iwona Sudol-Szopinska¹³, Kasper Gosvig¹⁴, Torsten Diekhoff¹⁵, Robert Lambert¹⁶, Manouk de hOoge¹⁷, Helena V G Elmo¹, Merete Hetland¹⁸, Lykke Oernbjerg¹⁹ and Mikkel Ostergaard²⁰, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Righospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Righospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁶Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁷University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸Rigshospitalet, København, Denmark, ⁹Institute of Radiology, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁰Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹¹University Medical Centre Ljubljana and University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹²Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer affiliated with School of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Tel Aviv, Israel, ¹³Department of Radiology, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland, ¹⁴Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark, ¹⁵Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁷Dept. of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ¹⁸Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹⁹Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ²⁰Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) is widely used for diagnosing and monitoring patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). However, local radiologists might be less familiar with…
Abstract Number: 0368 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Validation of a Patient-centered Self-evaluation Questionnaire in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: LUPIN®
Marc Scherlinger¹, Jean-Francois Kleinmann¹, Antonin Folliasson², Marianne Riviere³, Raphaelle Rybak⁴, Sabine Malivoir⁵, Jean-François Viallard⁶, Estibaliz Lazaro⁷, Christophe Richez⁸, Irene Machelart⁹, Nadine Magy-Bertrand¹⁰, Audrey Gorse¹¹, Gilles Blaison¹², Julien Campagne¹³, Benjamin Dervieux¹⁴, Thomas Moulinet¹⁵, Roland Jaussaud¹⁶, Pascal Roblot¹⁷, Mathieu Puyade¹⁷, Amélie Servettaz¹⁸, Pauline Orquevaux¹⁸, Julie le Scanff¹⁹, DANIEL WENDLING²⁰, Marc Andre²¹, Ludovic Trefond²¹, Perrine SMETS²², Nicolas Baillet²³, Christophe Deligny²⁴, Xavier Mariette²⁵, ARNAUD HOT²⁶, Emmanuelle David²⁷, Laurent Perard²⁸, Estelle Jean²⁹, Sarah Permal³⁰, Denis WAHL³¹, Christian Agard³², François Chasset³³, Baptiste Hervier³⁴, Pasquer Ronan², Mickael Martin¹⁷, Ludivine Lebourg³⁵, Frederic Renou³⁶, Loic Raffray³⁶, Elisabeth Diot³⁷, Cecile Fermont³⁸, Thierry Martin³⁹, Anne-Sophie Korganow³⁹, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg⁴⁰, Jean Sibilia⁴¹ and Zahir Amoura⁴², ¹Strasbourg University Hospital - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Rheumatology, Strasbourg, France, ²Hometrix Health, Paris, France, ³Association Francaise du Lupus et autres maladies autoimmunes (AFL+), Metz, France, ⁴Association Francaise du Lupus et autres maladies autoimmunes (AFL+), Paris, France, ⁵APHP Pitié Salpêtrière - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Paris, France, ⁶CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, FR, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France, ⁸Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁹CH de Bayonne - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Bayonne, France, ¹⁰CHU de Besancon - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Besançon, France, ¹¹CH de Chambery - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Chambery, France, ¹²CH de Colmar - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Colmar, France, ¹³Hôpital Robert Schuman - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Metz, France, ¹⁴CH de Mulhouse - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Mulhouse, France, ¹⁵CHRU de Nancy, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France, ¹⁶CHU de Nancy - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Nancy, France, ¹⁷CHU de Poitiers - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Poitiers, France, ¹⁸CHU de Reims - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Reims, France, ¹⁹CH - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Villefranche-sur-Saone, France, ²⁰University Hospital, Besançon, France, ²¹CHU de Clermont-Ferrand - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²²Clermont Ferrand University Hospital - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²³CH de Basse-Terre - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Basse-Terre, France, ²⁴University Hospital of Martinique - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Fort-de-France, Martinique, ²⁵Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France, ²⁶Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, ²⁷HCL - Croix Rousse, Internal Medicine, Lyon, France, ²⁸Hopital Saint-Joseph, Internal Medicine, Lyon, France, ²⁹APHM - La Timone, Internal Medicine, Marseille, France, ³⁰CH Mayotte - CH Wallis-et-Futuna, Internal Medicine, Mamoudzou, Mayotte, ³¹Lorraine University, Nancy, France, ³²CHU de Nantes - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Nantes, France, ³³Dermatology, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France, ³⁴APHP Saint-Louis - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Paris, France, ³⁵CHU de Rouen, Internal Medicine, Rouen, France, ³⁶CHU La Réunion - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Saint-Denis, Reunion, ³⁷CHU de Tours - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Tours, France, ³⁸CH de Valence - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Valence, France, ³⁹Strasbourg University Hospital, National reference center for autoimmune disease, Clinical Immunology, Strasbourg, France, ⁴⁰Rheumatology Department, Strasbourg University Hospital,, Strasbourg, France, ⁴¹Strasbourg University Hospital, National reference center for autoimmune disease, Rheumatology, Strasbourg, France, ⁴²French National Reference Centre for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) features unpredictable disease activity fluctuations, making flare hard to detect and significantly impairing quality of life. This highlights the need…
Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association Between Body Composition and Disease and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results from the CAPRI Registry
Samantha Morin¹, KAREN BEATTIE², Roxana Bolaria³, Tania Cellucci⁴, Gaelle Chedeville⁵, Amieleena Chhabra⁶, Paul Dancey⁷, Tommy Gerschman⁸, Liane Heale⁹, Julie Herrington², Adam Huber¹⁰, Mehul Jariwala¹¹, Jean-Philippe Proulx-Gauthier¹², Dax Rumsey¹³, Heinrike Schmeling¹⁴, Jaime Guzman¹⁵ and Michelle Batthish⁴, and CAPRI Registry Investigators, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Victoria Arthritis Center, Victoria, BC, Canada, ⁴McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵The Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of British Columbia, Penticton, BC, Canada, ⁷Memorial University, St. John's, Canada, ⁸University of British Columbia - Vancouver, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹McMaster University, Oakville, ON, Canada, ¹⁰IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹¹Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada, ¹²CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ¹³University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁵University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Recent evidence has linked abnormal body weight, underweight or obesity, with poor disease outcomes in adults with inflammatory arthritis. Yet, little is known about…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Outcomes During the Implementation of a Patient Decision-Aid for a Diverse Population of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Study in 15 U.S. Rheumatology Clinics
Jasvinder Singh¹, Larry Hearld², Walter Chatham³, Sonali Narain⁴, Narender Annapureddy⁵, Diane Kamen⁶, Kimberly Trotter⁷, vikas Majithia⁸, Zineb Aouhab⁹, Swamy Venuturupalli¹⁰, Daniel Wallace¹¹, rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹², Alfred Kim¹³, Maureen McMahon¹⁴, S. Sam Lim¹⁵, Kalpana Bhairavarasu¹⁶, Alexa Meara¹⁷, Kenneth Kalunian¹⁸ and Cathy Lee Ching¹⁹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, ⁴Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁸University of Missisippi Medical Center (UMC), Jackson, MS, ⁹Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL, ¹⁰Attune Health, Beverly Hills, CA, ¹¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹³Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ¹⁴UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁶Baylor College of Medicine, Sugar Land, TX, ¹⁷The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, COLUMBUS, OH, ¹⁸University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁹UMMC, Jackson, MS
Background/Purpose: To implement a self-administered patient decision-aid (PtDA) for lupus in outpatient clinics, assess its reach/penetration within each clinic, and examine patient outcomesMethods: An effective…
Abstract Number: 0318 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Relevance of a Positive ANA in New Patient Referrals to Rheumatology
Chi Chi Lau¹ and Ayesha Arif², ¹University of Vermont Medical Center, colchester, VT, ²University of Vermont Medical Center, Essex Junction, VT
Background/Purpose: A positive (+)ANA titer is a common reason for Rheumatology consultation, yet the ANA is a nonspecific, non-diagnostic, lab test that is positive in…
Abstract Number: 0326 • ACR Convergence 2024
Validity and Responsiveness of Core Set Measures in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis Based on 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
Maha Almackenzie¹, Anushka Aggarwal², shiri keret³, shreya Sriram⁴, Tanya Chandra⁵, Raisa Silva⁶, Eugenia Gkiaouraki⁴, Siamak Mogahadam⁷, Chester Oddis⁷ and Rohit Aggarwal⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical Cities of the Ministry of the Interior Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Arlington, VA, ²Department of Rheumatology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New delhi, NY, ³Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Atlit, Israel, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Internal medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: There are six core set measures (CSMs) of disease activity in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). However, there is limited data on their…
Abstract Number: 0336 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mortality: Comparison, Causes and Determinants in Subgroups of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Aurore Larrauffie¹, Chloé Bost¹, Marie Faruch¹, Elisabeth Uro-coste¹, Grégoire Prevot¹, Thomas Villeneuve¹, Jérémy Zordan¹, Claire Barrier¹, Morgane Mourguet², Marie Guille¹, Laurent Sailler¹, Laurent Alric¹, Sébastien De Almeida Chaves¹ and Grégory Pugnet³, ¹CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ²service de médecine interne CHU Toulouse RANGUEIL, Toulouse, France, ³Toulouse Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIMs) are a group of heterogeneous connective tissue diseases including dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), anti-synthetase syndromes (ASS), immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies (NM),…
Abstract Number: 0323 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pain Prevalence and Factors Associated with Pain Levels in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Didem Saygin¹, Anne-Marie Malfait², Kristin Wipfler³, Christopher G McKennan⁴, Jiaxuan Duan⁴, Kaleb Michaud⁵ and Yvonne Lee⁶, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ³FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Department of Statistics, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The cardinal symptom of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) is muscle weakness leading to functional limitations in the majority of the patients. With a shift…

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