BMJ · 1984 · 549 citations · 17 references
Life SciencesImmunologyInternal MedicineAutoimmunityImmunopathologyRheumatologyAutoantibodiesAutoantigensAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmune Rheumatic DiseasesFibrosisInterstitial Lung DiseaseAnti-jo-1 AntibodiesAutoimmune MyositisAutoimmune-associated Interstitial Lung DiseaseInterstitial Lung Disease DetectionInterstitital Lung DiseaseMyositis-associated AutoantibodiesMyositis-specific Antibody TestingMyositis-specific Autoantibodies
An autoantibody known as anti-Jo-1 antibody is found in 25% of patients with myositis. Its prevalence in patients with both myositis and cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis was 68% (13 out of 19 patients), compared with 7.5% in patients with myositis alone (four of 53) and 3% in patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis alone (two of 62). Anti-Jo-1 antibody may be useful in indicating patients with myositis and cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis. Raynaud's phenomenon, the sicca syndrome, and mild arthritis are also often part of the syndrome.
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The Natural History of Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
D J Ewing, I. W. Campbell, B. F. Clarke · QJM · 1980 · 746 citations