Clinical Features and Cytokine Profile in Myositis Patients with Anti-EJ Autoantibodies Detected by a Novel Immunoprecipitation Assay

Table 1

Clinical features of anti-EJ antibody-positive patients in our cohort.

Patient ID

Symptom at initial visit

Diagnosis

ILD

fever

Muscle weakness

Gottron’s sign

Heliotrope

Palmar erythema

Mechanics hands

arthritis

RP

High CK

Coexistence of other Ab

M127; F, 59Y

Rash, Weakness; Dyspnea

DM

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

ANA, 1:160; Ro-52

IM60; F, 57Y

Dyspnea Fever; Weakness

PM

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Ro-52

IM62; F, 57Y

Dyspnea; Arthralgia

PM

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

ANA, 1:80; Jo-1, Ro-52,; anticentromere

Patient YWN; M, 60Y

Fever

PM

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

ANA, 1:80; Ro-52,