Anti-MDA5 Antibodies in a Large Mediterranean Population of Adults with Dermatomyositis

A new myositis-specific autoantibody directed against melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) has been described in patients with dermatomyositis (DM). We report the clinical characteristics of patients with anti-MDA5 in a large Mediterranean cohort of DM patients from a single center...

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Main Authors: Moises Labrador-Horrillo, Maria Angeles Martinez, Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, Ernesto Trallero-Araguas, Eva Balada, Miquel Vilardell-Tarres, Cándido Juárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/290797