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. 2017 May;76(5):862-868.
doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210282. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

Cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A autoantibody profile and clinical characteristics in inclusion body myositis

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Cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A autoantibody profile and clinical characteristics in inclusion body myositis

J B Lilleker et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 May.

Abstract

Objectives: Autoantibodies directed against cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A have been identified in many patients with inclusion body myositis. This retrospective study investigated the association between anticytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A antibody status and clinical, serological and histopathological features to explore the utility of this antibody to identify inclusion body myositis subgroups and to predict prognosis.

Materials and methods: Data from various European inclusion body myositis registries were pooled. Anticytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A status was determined by an established ELISA technique. Cases were stratified according to antibody status and comparisons made. Survival and mobility aid requirement analyses were performed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results: Data from 311 patients were available for analysis; 102 (33%) had anticytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A antibodies. Antibody-positive patients had a higher adjusted mortality risk (HR 1.89, 95% CI 1.11 to 3.21, p=0.019), lower frequency of proximal upper limb weakness at disease onset (8% vs 23%, adjusted OR 0.29, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.68, p=0.005) and an increased prevalence of excess of cytochrome oxidase deficient fibres on muscle biopsy analysis (87% vs 72%, adjusted OR 2.80, 95% CI 1.17 to 6.66, p=0.020), compared with antibody-negative patients.

Interpretation: Differences were observed in clinical and histopathological features between anticytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A antibody positive and negative patients with inclusion body myositis, and antibody-positive patients had a higher adjusted mortality risk. Stratification of inclusion body myositis by anticytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A antibody status may be useful, potentially highlighting a distinct inclusion body myositis subtype with a more severe phenotype.

Keywords: Autoantibodies; Dermatomyositis; Polymyositis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: GJMP and BGMvE are inventors of a patent (EP20120740236) licensed to Euroimmun, and GJMP receives financial support from Euroimmun for his research programme. Leiden University Medical Center receives financial compensation from Novartis for the BYM338 clinical trials in IBM in which UAB is the principal investigator.

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Kaplan-Meier survival curves stratified by anti-cN-1A antibody status. X-axis truncated at 25 years from disease onset.

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