Table 2.

Clinical features in patients with single myositis-specific autoantibody (MSA) or myositis-associated autoantibody (MAA). Four patients not included in the table had 2 autoantibodies: 2 with PM-Scl/Ku, 1 with PM-Scl/MJ, 1 with MJ/Mi-2. Four patients also possessed the anti-Sm autoantibody, which is not an MSA or MAA.

Clinical ManifestationMi-2 (n = 4)PM-Scl (n = 2)U1RNP (n = 7)Ku (n=l)MJ (n = 16)p155/140 (n = 14)
Sex F/M3/11/15/21/012/411/3
Diagnosis
  JPM2
  JDM4131311
  JOS14113
Dysphagia2153
Muscular
  Proximal weakness42711414
  Contractures1177
  Atrophy4172
DM cutaneous signs411411
Cutaneous vasculitis1168
Calcinosis155
Interstitial lung disease1241
Arthritis11369
Raynaud phenomenon2314
  • JOS: juvenile overlap syndrome; JPM: juvenile polymyositis; JDM: juvenile dermatomyositis.