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Table 4 Clinical characteristics of 9 patients positive for anti-p140 antibody

From: Myositis autoantibodies in Korean patients with inflammatory myositis: Anti-140-kDa polypeptide antibody is primarily associated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease independent of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Age at myositis diagnosis

48

67

18

46

55

21

53

51

53

Sex

F

F

M

M

F

F

F

M

M

Diagnosis

DM

DM

DM

DM

DM

DM

DM

DM

DM

Interstitial lung disease

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

+

+

   Rapidly progressive type

No

Yes

 

No

Yes

  

Yes

Yes

Muscle weakness

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Creatine kinase†

31

20

486

212

930

19487

775

1273

140

Lactate dehydrogenase†

280

407

765

493

437

6916

748

295

249

Abnormal electromyography

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Biopsy proven myositis

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

  1. † Normal range; 20-270 IU/mL for creatine kinase and 100-225 IU/mL for lactate dehydrogenase
  2. DM = dermatomyositis, F = female, M = male