Abstract Number: 2136 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of HLA-DQA1*05 with the Presence of Interstitial Lung Disease Independent of Autoantibody Status in Caucasian Patients with Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent complication and a major contributor to mortality and morbidity in polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PM/DM). Prior studies have…Abstract Number: 2163 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Utilization Patterns and Performance of Commercial Myositis Autoantibody Panels in Routine Practice
Background/Purpose: Myositis autoantibody testing is now widely commercially available, with an evolving role in routine clinical care. However, the use and performance of commercial "myositis…Abstract Number: 2307 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Season and Residential Environment on Development of Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 Antibody-Positive Dermatomyositis with Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Environmental triggers such as infection are considered to be involved in pathogenesis of polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). This study was aimed to investigate…