Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHOD: This cross-sectional study enrolled 127 dermatomyositis cases and 95 polymyositis cases. The disease-related autoantibody profiles were determined using a commercially available blood testing kit. RESULTS: The prevalence of myositis-specific autoantibodies in all 222 patients was 34.4%, whereas myositis-associated autoantibodies were found in 41.4% of the patients. The most frequently found autoantibody was anti-Ro-52 (36.9%), followed by anti-Jo-1 (18.9%), anti-Mi-2 (8.1%), anti-Ku (4.1%), anti-SRP (3.2%), anti-PL-7 (3.2%), anti-PL-12 (2.7%), anti-PM/Scl75 (2.7%), and anti-PM/Scl100 (2.7%). The distributions of these autoantibodies were comparable between polymyositis and dermatomyositis, except for a higher prevalence of anti-Jo-1 in polymyositis. Anti-Mi-2 was more prevalent in dermatomyositis. Notably, in the multivariate analysis, anti-Mi-2 and anti-Ro-52 were associated with photosensitivity and pulmonary disorders, respectively, in dermatomyositis. Anti-Jo-1 was significantly correlated with pulmonary disorders in polymyositis. Moreover, anti-Ro-52 was associated with anti-Jo-1 in both diseases. No significant correlation was observed between the remaining autoantibodies and the clinical and/or laboratory findings. CONCLUSIONS: Our data are consistent with those from other published studies involving other populations, although certain findings warrant consideration. Anti-Ro-52 and anti-Jo-1 were strongly associated with one another. Anti-Ro-52 was correlated with pulmonary disorders in dermatomyositis, whereas anti-Jo-1 was correlated with pulmonary alterations in polymyositis.
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Authors | Marcela Gran Pina Cruellas, Vilma dos Santos Trindade Viana, Maurício Levy-Neto, Fernando Henrique Carlos de Souza, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo |
Journal | Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
(Clinics (Sao Paulo))
Vol. 68
Issue 7
Pg. 909-14
(Jul 2013)
ISSN: 1980-5322 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23917652
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Autoantibodies
- Mi-2 antibodies
- Ribonucleoproteins
- SS-A antigen
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Autoantibodies
(blood)
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Dermatomyositis
(blood, immunology)
- Female
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Lung Diseases
(blood, immunology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Muscle Strength
- Myositis
(blood, immunology)
- Ribonucleoproteins
(blood)
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Time Factors
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