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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2025

An update on autoantibodies in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Nur Azizah Allameen, Ana Isabel Ramos-Lisbona, Lucy R Wedderburn, Ingrid E Lundberg, David A Isenberg

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nur Azizah AllameenRheumatology Service, Department of Medicine, Woodlands Health, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7864-205X
Ana Isabel Ramos-LisbonaDepartment of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Lucy R WedderburnInflammation and Rheumatology Section, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-1429
Ingrid E LundbergDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-9212
David A IsenbergDepartment of Ageing, Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK. d.isenberg@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-2455

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) have become pivotal biomarkers for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and have revolutionized understanding of the heterogeneous disease spectrum that affects both adults and children. The discovery and characterization of MSAs have substantially enhanced patient stratification based on clinical phenotype, thereby facilitating more precise diagnosis and ultimately improving management strategies. Advances in immunoassay technologies in the past 20 years have further propelled the field forward, enabling the detection of a growing repertoire of autoantibodies with high specificity and sensitivity; however, evolving research over the past decade has revealed that even within antibody-defined subsets, considerable clinical diversity exists, suggesting a broader spectrum of disease manifestations than previously acknowledged. Challenges persist, particularly among patients who are seronegative, where the failure to identify certain rare MSAs stems from the use of diverse detection methodologies and inadequate consensus-guided standardization and validation protocols. Bridging these diagnostic gaps is crucial for optimizing patient care and refining prognostic stratification in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

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AutoantibodiesBiomarkersMyositisHumansAutoantibodiesBiomarkers

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