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A study has shed new light on the mechanisms behind idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (myositis), a group of systemic ...

Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) conditions can include polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis, and various myopathies due to metabolic, congenital, and endocrine causes.

Abdelghani M, et al . Experimental myositis: an optimised version of C-protein-induced myositis. RMD Open 2025;11:e004558. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024–0 04 558 In this article, the abstract has been ...

These investigators explored how knowing the distinctive features of dermatomyositis in Black adults, which may be subtle, could possibly lead to faster and more accurate diagnosis. To tackle the ...

An acute necrotising myopathy is a distinct form of uncommon muscle disease characterised by the rapid advancement of ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are associated with autoantibodies against nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens. Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are specific to patients with IIMs.

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory myopathy causing proximal and distal muscle weakness. IBM’s cause remains ...

be a candidate for future studies of myositis therapy. Therapeutic options for patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are limited, partly owing to a lack of suitable animal models in ...