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Genetics of inclusion-body myositisM Needham
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Level 4, A Block, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Muscle Nerve 35:549-61. 2007..This review summarizes current understanding of the contribution of genetic susceptibility factors to the development of sIBM...
Apolipoprotein epsilon alleles in sporadic inclusion body myositis: a reappraisalMerrilee Needham
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Australia
Neuromuscul Disord 18:150-2. 2008..Our findings argue against a specific role for any APOE alleles in conferring susceptibility to sIBM but have demonstrated a non-significant trend towards an earlier age-of-onset in patients with the epsilon2 allele...
Sporadic inclusion body myositis: phenotypic variability and influence of HLA-DR3 in a cohort of 57 Australian casesM Needham
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute ANRI, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Perth 6009, WA, Australia
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 79:1056-60. 2008..We studied a large cohort of patients with sIBM in order to determine the degree of phenotypic variability and different modes of presentation, as well as the influence of HLA haplotypes...
Prevalence of sporadic inclusion body myositis and factors contributing to delayed diagnosisMerrilee Needham
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute ANRI, University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Australia
J Clin Neurosci 15:1350-3. 2008..2 years, which suggests that even the latest prevalence figure may be an underestimate, and emphasising the need to increase the level of awareness of the condition among the medical community...
Sporadic inclusion body myositis: HLA-DRB1 allele interactions influence disease risk and clinical phenotypeFrank L Mastaglia
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute ANRI, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
Neuromuscul Disord 19:763-5. 2009..The findings indicate that interactions between the HLA-DRB1*03 allele and other alleles at the DRB1 locus can influence disease susceptibility and the clinical phenotype in sIBM...
Recombination mapping of the susceptibility region for sporadic inclusion body myositis within the major histocompatibility complexAdrian P Scott
School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, M504, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
J Neuroimmunol 235:77-83. 2011..1AH-specific susceptibility region was defined, spanning 172 kb and encompassing three genes--HLA-DRB3, HLA-DRA and BTNL2. It is thus likely that 8.1AH-derived susceptibility to sIBM originates from at least one of these genes...
Inclusion body myositis: current pathogenetic concepts and diagnostic and therapeutic approachesMerrilee Needham
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Australia
Lancet Neurol 6:620-31. 2007..This review covers the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and the latest information on genetic susceptibility and pathogenesis of sporadic inclusion body myositis...
Progressive myopathy with up-regulation of MHC-I associated with statin therapyMerrilee Needham
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, University of Western Australia, Australia
Neuromuscul Disord 17:194-200. 2007..The mechanism of this myopathy is uncertain but may involve the induction by statins of an endoplasmic reticulum stress response with associated up-regulation of MHC-I expression and antigen presentation by muscle fibres...
Sporadic inclusion body myositis: a continuing puzzleM Needham
Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, Level 4, A Block, Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
Neuromuscul Disord 18:6-16. 2008....
