A Case of Dermatomyositis Coexisting with Both Anti-Mi-2 and Anti-NXP-2 Antibodies

• Main Authors: Mitsuru Ito (Author), Chie Moriya (Author), Kanako Matsuyama (Author), En Shu (Author), Yasuhito Hamaguchi (Author), Mariko Seishima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) including anti-Mi-2 and anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 (NXP-2) antibodies have been detected in the patients with dermatomyositis (DM), and are useful tools for identifying clinical subsets of DM. MSAs are exclusively found in DM patients. Anti-Mi-2 antibody-po...