Early-onset IBM challenges age-centric diagnostic criteria, with symptoms appearing in patients younger than 46. Younger IBM patients show a higher rate of mitochondrial DNA mutations, indicating ...
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) comprise a group of inflammatory disorders in which there is chronic inflammation of skeletal muscle. This is then followed by muscle weakness. One type of ...
Dermatomyositis is a rare muscle disease that causes inflammation of the muscles, skin, and blood vessels. It may also affect other organs, such as the heart and lungs. Dermatomyositis belongs to a ...