Line blot immunoassays in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: retrospective review of diagnostic accuracy and factors predicting true positive results

Line blot immunoassays in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: retrospective review of diagnostic accuracy and factors predicting true positive results

Abstract Background Line blot immunoassays (LIA) for myositis-specific (MSA) and myositis-associated (MAA) autoantibodies have become commercially available. In the largest study of this kind, we evaluated the clinical performance of a widely used LIA for MSAs and MAAs. Methods Adults tested for MSA...

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Main Authors: Fergus To, Clara Ventín-Rodríguez, Shuayb Elkhalifa, James B. Lilleker, Hector Chinoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
Immunoblotting; myositis; autoantibodies
Inflammatory muscle disease
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
Line blot immunoassay
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-020-00132-9

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