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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The diagnosis of inclusion body myositis (IBM) can be challenging as it can be difficult to clinically distinguish from other forms of myositis, particularly polymyositis (PM). Recent studies have shown frequent presence of autoantibodies directed against cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A (cN-1A) in patients with IBM. We therefore, examined the autoantigenicity and disease specificity of major epitopes of cN-1A in patients with sporadic IBM compared with healthy and disease controls. METHODS: Serum samples obtained from patients with IBM (n=238), PM and dermatomyositis (DM) (n=185), other autoimmune diseases (n=246), other neuromuscular diseases (n=93) and healthy controls (n=35) were analysed for the presence of autoantibodies using immunodominant cN-1A peptide ELISAs. RESULTS: Autoantibodies directed against major epitopes of cN-1A were frequent in patients with IBM (37%) but not in PM, DM or non-autoimmune neuromuscular diseases (
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 696-701 |
| Journal | Annals of the rheumatic diseases |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Feb 2015 |
Keywords
- Autoantibodies
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Dermatomyositis
- Polymyositis
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MMRG: Manchester Myositis Research Group
Chinoy, H. (PI), Lamb, J. (PI), Ollier, W. (PI), Rothwell, S. (CoI), Lilleker, J. (CoI), Oldroyd, A. (PGR student), Snedden, A. (PGR student), Platt, H. (Support team) & New, P. (Support team)
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