title: Higher proportion of fast-twitch (type II) muscle fibres in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies - evident in chronic but not in untreated newly diagnosed patients.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Sweden. Ingela.Loell@ki.se
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Loell
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Helmers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dastmalchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alexanderson
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Munters
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nennesmo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lindroos
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Lundberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esbjörnsson
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D003402:Creatine Kinase