Open AccessGenetics of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: insights into disease pathogenesis
Author(s) -
Simon Rothwell,
Hector Chinoy,
Janine A. Lamb
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current opinion in rheumatology/current opinion in rheumatology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.452
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1080-8175
pISSN - 1040-8711
DOI - 10.1097/bor.0000000000000652
Subject(s) - polymyositis , dermatomyositis , juvenile dermatomyositis , autoantibody , human leukocyte antigen , medicine , pathogenesis , immunology , genetic association , disease , genome wide association study , population , genetics , antigen , biology , pathology , genotype , single nucleotide polymorphism , gene , antibody , environmental health
To review the advances that have been made in our understanding of the genetics of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) in the past 2 years, with a particular focus on dermatomyositis and polymyositis.