Inflammatory myopathies.
As well as myositis caused by infectious agents, there is a spectrum of inflammatory myopathies representing diseases with autoimmune response. Subtypes differing in clinical features and morphological characteristics have been described. This review will emphasize new advances and recent efforts to identify pathogenetic mechanisms and immunological mediators of autoimmune myopathies.
Division of Neuropathology, Mainz University Medical Centre, Germany.
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D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*
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