title: Questions pertaining to the etiology and pathophysiology of polymyositis/dermatomyositis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sontheimer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D002648:Child; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000276:immunology; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014777:Virus Diseases