Myositis Highlights

• Abstract  Number 1654: Frequency of Metabolic Myopathies in the Biochemical Analysis of Muscle Disease
• Abstract Number 1667: Increased Serum BAFF Levels in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies
• Abstract Number 1671: Human Cytomegalovirus- A Possible Activator of the Immune System in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
• Abstract Number: 2070 Autoantigen Microarray Analysis of Sera from Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients: Association with an SLE-like Type I Interferon Signature
• Abstract Number: 2066 Ectopic Lymphoid Microstructures are Central to the Pathogenesis of Juvenile Dermatomyositis
• Abstract  Number 2067: High Mobility Group Box Chromosomal Protein 1 (HMGB-1) a New Inducer of MHC Class I Expression in Muscle Fibers
• Abstract 2069: Effect of Retinoid on Experimental Autoimmune Myositis
• Abstract 2068: Sera with Autoantibodies to the MJ Antigen React with NXP2

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