The use and diagnostic value of testing myositis-specific and myositis-associated autoantibodies by line immuno-assay: a retrospective study

Aims: Line immune-assays (LIA) for the detection of myositis-specific antibodies (MSA) are used widely for characterization of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Their current use and significance for the diagnosis of IIM remains unclear. Methods: In this retrospective analysis, we retrieved...

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Main Authors: Angelika Lackner, Viktoria Tiefenthaler, Jalia Mirzayeva, Florian Posch, Christopher Rossmann, Kastriot Kastrati, Helga Radner, Ulrike Demel, Judith Gretler, Michael Stotz, Winfried B Graninger, Martin H Stradner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X20975907