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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2018

Autoantibodies in myositis.

Neil J McHugh, Sarah L Tansley

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 195 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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195citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

195 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 375 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Emerging therapies in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2026
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  11. Tripartite motif containing 21 autoimmunity primes CD8Arthritis research & therapy · 2026
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  13. Autoantibodies as biomarkers of cancer risk in dermatomyositis.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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  20. [Rheumatic disease spectrum and immunological profile of anti-PM/Scl antibodies in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2025
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135 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neil J McHughDepartment of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Sarah L TansleyDepartment of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
University of Bath · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of novel autoantigen systems related to idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (collectively referred to as myositis) in adults and children has had major implications for the diagnosis and management of this group of diseases across a wide range of medical specialties. Traditionally, autoantibodies found in patients with myositis are described as being myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) or myositis-associated autoantibodies (MAAs), depending on their prevalence in other, related conditions. However, certain MSAs are more closely associated with extramuscular manifestations, such as skin and lung disease, than with myositis itself. It is very rare for more than one MSA to coexist in the same individual, underpinning the potential to use MSAs to precisely define genetic and disease endotypes. Each MSA is associated with a distinctive pattern of disease or phenotype, which has implications for diagnosis and a more personalized approach to therapy. Knowledge of the function and localization of the autoantigenic targets for MSAs has provided key insights into the potential immunopathogenic mechanisms of myositis. In particular, evidence suggests that the alteration of expression of a myositis-related autoantigen by certain environmental influences or oncogenesis could be a pivotal event linking autoantibody generation to the development of disease.

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AdultAutoantibodiesAutoantigensChildHumansMyositisPhenotypePrecision MedicineAutoantibodiesAutoantigens

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PMID29674612
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