Common and distinct clinical features in adult patients with anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies: heterogeneity within the syndrome.

OBJECTIVE: To identify similarities and differences in the clinical features of adult Japanese patients with individual anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies (anti-ARS Abs). METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of 166 adult Japanese patients with anti-ARS Abs detected by immunoprecipitatio...

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Main Authors: Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Manabu Fujimoto, Takashi Matsushita, Kenzo Kaji, Kazuhiro Komura, Minoru Hasegawa, Masanari Kodera, Eiji Muroi, Keita Fujikawa, Mariko Seishima, Hidehiro Yamada, Ryo Yamada, Shinichi Sato, Kazuhiko Takehara, Masataka Kuwana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3616126?pdf=render