Abstract Number: 2298 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Developing a Classification Criteria for Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Utilizing the Delphi Technique
Background/Purpose: The new European League Against Rheumatism / American College of Rheumatology (EULAR / ACR) classification criteria for inflammatory myopathies are able to identify patients…Abstract Number: 849 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tumor TIF1 Mutations and Loss of Heterozygosity Related to Cancer Associated Myositis
Background/Purpose: To analyze the influence of genetic alterations and differential expression of the TIF1 genes in the pathophysiology of cancer-associated myositis (CAM). Methods: Whole exome…Abstract Number: 853 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-TIF-1 Antibody Positivity Is Associated with a Five-Fold Increase in Cancer Risk in the Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: There is an increased cancer risk associated with the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Studies have identified that positivity for the autoantibody against transcriptional intermediary…Abstract Number: 2155 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myositis As a Complication of Checkpoint Blockade at a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (ICI) has surfaced as a successful and robust treatment option in the fight to end cancer. As we gain more…Abstract Number: 272 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Chemokine Score and Other Cytokine Measures Predict Changes in Disease Activity in Patients with Juvenile and Adult Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Methods: Multiplexed immunoassays (Meso Scale Discovery) enabled simultaneous measurement of IFN-regulated chemokines and other pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines specific to differentiation of specific…Abstract Number: 2314 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Mi2 Dermatomyositis Revisited: Pure DM Phenotype with Muscle Fiber Necrosis and High Risk of Malignancy
Background/Purpose: Anti-Mi2 autoantibodies (Aabs) have been proposed to be highly specific for dermatomyositis (DM) and to be associated with a DM classical phenotype consisting of…Abstract Number: 2320 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Autoimmune Myositis
Background/Purpose: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) is an ominous finding in autoimmune myositis (AIM), yet few studies have evaluated the disease subsets at higher risk for this…Abstract Number: 2213 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gene Expression Profiling of T Helper Subsets in Blood and Affected Muscle Tissues Reveals Differential Activation Pathways in Patients with Juvenile and Adult Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: The molecular and cellular basis for juvenile and adult dermatomyositis (JDM and ADM) presumably is similar. However, important differences in the clinical features, outcome…Abstract Number: 2210 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Redefining Dermatomyositis: Description of New Diagnostic Criteria That Differentiate Pure Dermatomyositis from Overlap Myositis with Dermatomyositis Features
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a major form of autoimmune myositis (AIM). The characteristic DM rash (Gottron's papules, heliotrope rash) and perifascicular atrophy (PFA) at muscle…Abstract Number: 2086 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defining The Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors For Calcinosis In Adult Dermatomyositis Patients
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is known to be associated with junvenile dermatomyositis, but the prevalence and risk factors associated with the development of calcinosis in adult dermatomyositis…