Clinical evaluation of autoantibodies to a novel PM/Scl peptide antigen

Anti-PM/Scl antibodies represent a specific serological marker for a subset of patients with scleroderma (Scl) and polymyositis (PM), and especially with the PM/Scl overlap syndrome (PM/Scl). Anti-PM/Scl reactivity is found in 24% of PM/Scl patients and is found in 3–10% of Scl and PM patients. The...

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Main Authors: Mahler, Michael, Raijmakers, Reinout, Dähnrich, Cornelia, Blüthner, Martin, Fritzler, Marvin J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1174964/