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Clinical and histological findings associated with autoantibodies detected by RNA immunoprecipitation in inflammatory myopathies

  • Shigeaki Suzuki
  • , Takahiro Yonekawa
  • , Masataka Kuwana
  • , Yukiko K. Hayashi
  • , Yuka Okazaki
  • , Yasushi Kawaguchi
  • , Norihiro Suzuki
  • , Ichizo Nishino

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Abstract

Of 207 adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, detection of autoantibodies by RNA immunoprecipitation showed that 99 patients (48%) were antibody-positive. We divided these 99 into five subgroups: anti-signal recognition particle (SRP), anti-aminoacyl transfer RNA synthetase, anti-Ku, anti-U1RNP, and anti-SSA/B. Younger age at onset, severe weakness, muscle atrophy, elevated creatine kinase, and necrosis in muscle fibers without inflammatory cell infiltration were found significantly more frequently among the patients with anti-SRP antibodies (n = 41) compared to the antibody-negative patients (n = 108). Autoantibody detection by RNA immunoprecipitation can provide useful information associated with clinical and histological findings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)202-208
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume274
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Autoantibodies
  • Inflammatory myopathies
  • Muscle biopsy
  • Necrotizing myopathy
  • RNA immunoprecipitation
  • Signal recognition particle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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