Abstract Number: 2072 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Number Of Circulating NK Cells and Dramatic Lack Of IFN-Gamma Production In Patients With Antisynthetase Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune myositis associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and characterized by specific anti-tRNA-synthetase autoantibodies (ARS). To date, the…