Higher proportion of fast-twitch (type II) muscle fibres in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies - evident in chronic but not in untreated newly diagnosed patients.
Loell
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Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Sweden. Ingela.Loell@ki.se
Helmers
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Dastmalchi
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Alexanderson
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Munters
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Nennesmo
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Lindroos
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Borg
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Lundberg
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Esbjörnsson
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D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018656:Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch / Q000473:pathology*; D018657:Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch / Q000473:pathology*; D010361:Patients; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D003402:Creatine Kinase