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A Negative Antinuclear Antibody Does Not Indicate Autoantibody Negativity in Myositis: Role of Anticytoplasmic Antibody as a Screening Test for Antisynthetase Syndrome
Rohit Aggarwal, Namrata Dhillon, Noreen Fertig, Diane Koontz, Zengbiao Qi and Chester V. Oddis
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2016, jrheum.160618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.160618
Rohit Aggarwal
From the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Dhillon, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Fertig, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; D. Koontz, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Z. Qi, PhD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; C.V. Oddis, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Fifth Ave., Suite 2B, Falk Medical Building, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. E-mail: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication October 19, 2016.
Namrata Dhillon
From the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Dhillon, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Fertig, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; D. Koontz, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Z. Qi, PhD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; C.V. Oddis, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Fifth Ave., Suite 2B, Falk Medical Building, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. E-mail: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication October 19, 2016.
Noreen Fertig
From the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Dhillon, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Fertig, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; D. Koontz, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Z. Qi, PhD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; C.V. Oddis, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Fifth Ave., Suite 2B, Falk Medical Building, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. E-mail: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication October 19, 2016.
Diane Koontz
From the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Dhillon, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Fertig, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; D. Koontz, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Z. Qi, PhD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; C.V. Oddis, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Fifth Ave., Suite 2B, Falk Medical Building, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. E-mail: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication October 19, 2016.
Zengbiao Qi
From the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Dhillon, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Fertig, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; D. Koontz, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Z. Qi, PhD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; C.V. Oddis, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Fifth Ave., Suite 2B, Falk Medical Building, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. E-mail: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication October 19, 2016.
Chester V. Oddis
From the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Dhillon, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; N. Fertig, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; D. Koontz, BS, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Z. Qi, PhD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; C.V. Oddis, MD, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Fifth Ave., Suite 2B, Falk Medical Building, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. E-mail: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication October 19, 2016.
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A Negative Antinuclear Antibody Does Not Indicate Autoantibody Negativity in Myositis: Role of Anticytoplasmic Antibody as a Screening Test for Antisynthetase Syndrome
Rohit Aggarwal, Namrata Dhillon, Noreen Fertig, Diane Koontz, Zengbiao Qi, Chester V. Oddis
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2016, jrheum.160618; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160618
A Negative Antinuclear Antibody Does Not Indicate Autoantibody Negativity in Myositis: Role of Anticytoplasmic Antibody as a Screening Test for Antisynthetase Syndrome
Rohit Aggarwal, Namrata Dhillon, Noreen Fertig, Diane Koontz, Zengbiao Qi, Chester V. Oddis
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2016, jrheum.160618; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160618