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JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages 219-226Publisher
J RHEUMATOL PUBL CO
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.220139
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anti-Ro52; dermatomyositis; interstitial lung disease; MDA5; RP-ILD
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This study aimed to investigate the association of anti-Ro52 antibodies with clinical characteristics and prognosis in patients with anti-MDA5+ dermatomyositis (DM). The results showed that patients with anti-MDA5+ DM who were positive for anti-Ro52 had a higher rate of rapidly progressive ILD (RP-ILD) and mortality. Patients with a short disease course, increased inflammation, and without rash were more likely to have a poor prognosis.
Objective. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common extramuscular complication contributing to signifi-cant morbidity and mortality in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) who are positive for antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA5+). We conducted this study to investigate the asso-ciation of anti-Ro52 antibodies with clinical characteristics and prognosis in patients with anti-MDA5+ DM.Methods. We assessed a cohort of 246 patients with anti-MDA5+ DM. To calculate hazard ratios and 95% CIs for rapidly progressive ILD (RP-ILD) and death while controlling for potential confounders, variables selected by univariate Cox regression analysis were included in a multivariate Cox regression model with the stepwise forward-selection method. A 2-tailed analysis with P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.Results. A total of 246 patients with anti-MDA5+ DM were enrolled; 70 patients were male, and the patient group had an average age of 53.1 (12.4) years. Anti-Ro52 was present in 64.2% (158/246) patients. Patients with anti-MDA5+ DM who were positive for anti-Ro52 had a higher rate of RP-ILD (log-rank P < 0.001) and a higher mortality rate (log-rank P = 0.01). For patients with anti-MDA5+ DM who were positive for anti-Ro52, those with a short disease course and high inflammation were at increased risk of RP-ILD and death. The appearance of active rash was an independent protective factor of death.Conclusion. Anti-Ro52 antibodies were highly prevalent in patients with anti-MDA5+ DM, and their coex-istence correlated with a higher rate of RP-ILD and mortality. Patients with a short disease course, with increased inflammation, and without rash were more likely to have a poor prognosis.
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