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Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Neurophysiol Div,Neuromuscular Sect, Kansas City, KS 66160 USAUniv Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Neurophysiol Div,Neuromuscular Sect, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
Dimachkie, Mazen M.
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Barohn, Richard J.
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Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Kansas City, KS 66160 USAUniv Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Neurophysiol Div,Neuromuscular Sect, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
Barohn, Richard J.
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[1] Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Neurophysiol Div,Neuromuscular Sect, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
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The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a heterogenous group of rare disorders that share many similarities. In addition to sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM), these include dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and autoimmune necrotizing myopathy. IBM is the most common IIM after age 50 years. Muscle histopathology shows endomysial inflammatory exudates surrounding and invading nonnecrotic muscle fibers often accompanied by rimmed vacuoles and protein deposits. It is likely that IBM has a prominent degenerative component. This article reviews the evolution of knowledge in IBM, with emphasis on recent developments in the field, and discusses ongoing clinical trials.
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USC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USAUSC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA
Askanas, V
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Engel, WK
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USC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USAUSC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA
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USC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USAUSC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA
Askanas, V
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Engel, WK
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USC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USAUSC, Good Samaritan Hosp, Neuromuscular Ctr,Keck Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA