December 2015; 2 (6) ArticleOpen Access
Myositis-specific autoantibodies are specific for myositis compared to genetic muscle disease
Andrew L. Mammen, Livia Casciola-Rosen, Lisa Christopher-Stine, Thomas E. Lloyd, Kathryn R. Wagner
First published November 19, 2015, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000172
Andrew L. Mammen
From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (A.L.M.), NIH, Bethesda; the Departments of Neurology (A.L.M., L.C.-S., T.E.L., K.R.W.), Medicine (L.C.-R., L.C.-S.), and Neuroscience (T.E.L., K.R.W.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; and The Hugo W. Moser Research Institute (K.R.W.), Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD.
MD, PhDLivia Casciola-Rosen
From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (A.L.M.), NIH, Bethesda; the Departments of Neurology (A.L.M., L.C.-S., T.E.L., K.R.W.), Medicine (L.C.-R., L.C.-S.), and Neuroscience (T.E.L., K.R.W.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; and The Hugo W. Moser Research Institute (K.R.W.), Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD.
PhDLisa Christopher-Stine
From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (A.L.M.), NIH, Bethesda; the Departments of Neurology (A.L.M., L.C.-S., T.E.L., K.R.W.), Medicine (L.C.-R., L.C.-S.), and Neuroscience (T.E.L., K.R.W.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; and The Hugo W. Moser Research Institute (K.R.W.), Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD.
MD, MPHThomas E. Lloyd
From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (A.L.M.), NIH, Bethesda; the Departments of Neurology (A.L.M., L.C.-S., T.E.L., K.R.W.), Medicine (L.C.-R., L.C.-S.), and Neuroscience (T.E.L., K.R.W.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; and The Hugo W. Moser Research Institute (K.R.W.), Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD.
MD, PhDKathryn R. Wagner
From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (A.L.M.), NIH, Bethesda; the Departments of Neurology (A.L.M., L.C.-S., T.E.L., K.R.W.), Medicine (L.C.-R., L.C.-S.), and Neuroscience (T.E.L., K.R.W.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; and The Hugo W. Moser Research Institute (K.R.W.), Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD.
MD, PhDMyositis-specific autoantibodies are specific for myositis compared to genetic muscle disease
Andrew L. Mammen, Livia Casciola-Rosen, Lisa Christopher-Stine, Thomas E. Lloyd, Kathryn R. Wagner
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Dec 2015, 2 (6) e172; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000172
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