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DETERMINE - a Phase 3 trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lenabasum for the treatment of adults...
The first step when approaching a patient with muscle weakness – Differential diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in adults
Myositis Support, , Featured, MyositisInformation on the differential diagnosis of adults with muscle weakness. Differential diagnosis is the process of distinguishing a specific...
Myositis and Cancer: Risk highest for carriers of anti-TIF1 antibody
Myositis Support, , Dermatomyositis, Featured, NewsThe research found that DM patients with the anti-transcriptional intermediary factor 1 (anti-TIF1) antibody were more than three times...
New Classification System for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, phenotypes
Myositis Support, , Featured, MyositisThe authors propose that a new classification system for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) based on phenotypic (observable characteristics), biologic...
Advances in the Early Diagnosis and Therapy of Inclusion Body Myositis
Myositis Support, , Featured, Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)The purpose of this article is to describe advancements in the diagnosis of Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) and therapy...
The information collected by ultrasound elastography (USE), such as structural changes of muscle, is thought to make it useful for...
Dermatomyositis Patients with a Certain Type of Autoantibodies at Higher Risk of Skin Eruptions with Use of Hydroxychloroquine
Myositis Support, , Featured, NewsIn this study, the researchers set out to determine if there was a distinction between the type of autoantibodies...
Statin Use Associated with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Myositis Support, , Featured, Necrotizing Autoimmune MyopathyStatins are drugs that lower cholesterol. There have been reports indicating that statin use may be associated with idiopathic...
New Study for Patients with Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) at Yale
Myositis Support, , Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)We would like to let you know about a clinical research study that is available for patients diagnosed with...
MSU’s guest author, Dr. Daniel Chellete, analyzed recent studies concerning exercise with Myositis. Dr. Chellete is a doctor of...