RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Cunningham, Muriel
T1 Characterization of Jo1 Reactive T Cells in Patients with Myositis
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2013
FD SAGE Publications
VO 13
IS 18
SP 16
OP 16
DO 10.1177/155989771318006
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/18/16.abstract
AB Myositis is an autoimmune disease affecting skeletal muscle, skin, heart, and lungs. The autoantibody directed against histidyl tRNA synthetase (Jo1) is specific for myositis and is the most common autoantibody found in these patients. This article discusses research in the characterization of Jo1-specific T helper cell responses in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage samples obtained from patients with myositis.