Monday, January 9, 2012

Lipid profiles in untreated patients with dermatomyositis

Abstract

Background and Objective  Altered lipid levels may occur in autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. However, serum lipid profiles in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) have not been investigated. Our aim was to identify lipid profiles in untreated DM patients, and to assess the relationship of the inflammatory condition of DM with lipid profiles.


Methods  This work was designed and conducted as a case-control study. Forty-one DM patients and 41 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were included. None of the patients had received corticosteroids or disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs ...

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