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Dermatomyositis antibody associated with highest cancer risk
Anti-TIFγ
Both polymyositis and dermatomyositis (DM) have cancer risk, but risk is higher with DM, especially when anti-TIFγ is present (5-fold increase, usually breast).
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Weakness in finger flexors and quadriceps
Inclusion body myositis (IBM)
Usually a male > age 50. This is the classic exam question presentation.
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Endomysial and perivascular muscle inflammation
(Inflammatory cells surround individual muscle fibers)
Polymyositis
Note the inflammatory cells around each FIBER.
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Perifascicular muscle inflammation
(Inflammatory cells around muscle fascicles. A fascicle is a group of muscle fibers)
Dermatomyositis
Note inflammatory cells surround the entire fascicle, not each fiber.
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Antibody associated with inclusion body myositis (IBM)
Anti-cytoplasmic 5′-nucleotidase 1A (cN1A; NT5C1A)
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Antibodies associated with immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy
Name 2
Anti-SRP and anti-HMG-CoA reductase
SRP = signal recognition protein
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Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy mutations
EMD & FLH1 are X-linked, while LMNA is usually autosomal dominant.
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Mutations in:
Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy:
Type 2 Myotonic Dystrophy:
Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy: Autosomal dominant CTG repeat in DMPK gene.
Type 2 Myotonic Dystrophy: Autosomal dominant CCTG (tetranucleotide repeat) in CNBP gene.
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Dantrolene
Mechanism of action
Malignant hyperthermia treatment
Prevents release of calcium from sarcoplasmic reticiculum, perhaps by binding to RYR1 receptor.
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Attacks of weakness, muscle pain, and myoglobinuria with exercise
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) Deficiency
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