Abstract Number: 1936 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Human Leukocyte Antigen DRB1*13:02-DQB1*06:04-DPB1*04:01 Haplotype Is Closely Associated with Dermatomyositis Patients with Anti-CADM-140 (Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5: MDA5) Antibody
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have revealed that anti-CADM-140 (MDA5/IFIH1)-antibody positive dermatomyositis (DM) patients frequently develop acute or subacute progressive interstitial pneumonia (A/SIP) with poor prognosis. However,…