Upregulation of Interleukin 21 and Interleukin 21 Receptor in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis

Liu, T; Hou, Y; Dai, TJ; Yan, CZ

Yan, CZ (reprint author), Shandong Univ, Qilu Hosp, Dept Neurol, Res Inst Neuromuscular & Neurodegenerat Dis, Jinan 250012, Shandong, Peoples R China.

CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2017; 130 (17): 2101

Abstract

Background: The immunopathologic mechanism underlying dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) remains poorly understood. Many cytokines play a path......

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