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  • Title: Myositis-specific autoantibodies in dermatomyositis/polymyositis with interstitial lung disease.
    Author: Li L, Wang H, Wang Q, Wu C, Liu C, Zhang Y, Cheng L, Zeng X, Zhang F, Li Y.
    Journal: J Neurol Sci; 2019 Feb 15; 397():123-128. PubMed ID: 30616054.
    Abstract:
    AIM: The prevalence and diagnostic values of myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) and myositis-associated autoantibodies (MAAs) in dermatomyositis/polymyositis (DM/PM) were studied. METHOD: A commercial immunoblot assay with 16 autoantigens was used to detect MSAs and MAAs in serum samples from 130 DM/PM patients, 100 disease controls, and 50 healthy subjects. RESULTS: The prevalence of anti-Jo-1, anti-MDA5, anti-TIF1γ, anti-Mi-2α, and anti-Mi-2β was significantly higher in DM/PM than in other connective-tissue diseases (CTDs). Moreover, anti-MDA5 and anti-Ro-52 were significantly higher in DM/PM with interstitial lung disease (ILD) than in DM/PM without ILD, while that of anti-TIF1γ and anti-NXP2 were significantly lower in DM/PM with ILD than in DM/PM without ILD. For distinguishing DM/PM from other CTDs, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) for anti-MDA5 were 28.46, 99.00, and 97.37%, respectively, with a positive likelihood ratio (LR+) of 28.46; they were 46.15, 58.00, and 58.82%, respectively, for anti-Ro-52 with an LR+ of 1.10. For distinguishing DM/PM with ILD from DM/PM without ILD, the sensitivity, specificity, and PPV for anti-MDA5 were 45.57, 100.00, and 100.00%, respectively, and for anti-Ro-52 were 60.76, 73.91, and 80.00%, respectively. CONCLUSION: MSAs and MAAs serve as biomarkers for differentiating DM/PM from other CTDs as well as distinguishing DM/PM with ILD from DM/PM without ILD.
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