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This is a Retrospective Case-Control Study study.

September 10, 2025

[Clinical characteristics of anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis].

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JHJun HouCapital Institute of Pediatrics JLJ G Li YYYue-Mei Yan

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Retrospective analysis reveals that MDA5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis patients have higher risks of arthritis and interstitial lung disease.

Key Points

Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis is linked to higher instances of arthritis and interstitial lung disease.
Patients showed elevated serum ferritin and erythrocyte sedimentation rates compared to MDA5-negative counterparts.
The overall clinical profile indicates milder muscle involvement despite risks for severe pulmonary complications.
Most patients showed improvement after treatment with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants but one patient died from rapid lung disease progression.

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Hou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1885e9b7b07f3a06129b5 https://doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20250514-00413

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Retrospective analysis reveals that MDA5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis patients have higher risks of arthritis and interstitial lung disease.

[Clinical characteristics of anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis].

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[Clinical characteristics of anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis].

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