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Anti-cN1A antibodies are associated with more severe dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Giorgio TascaORCiD

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Abstract

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. In recent years, an autoantibody directed against the 5′-citosolic nucleotidase1A (cN1A) was identified in the sera of sporadic inclusion body myositis (s-IBM) patients with widely variable sensitivity (33%–76%) and specificity (87%–100%). We assessed the sensitivity/specificity of anti-cN1A antibodies in an Italian cohort of s-IBM patients, searching for a potential correlation with clinical data. We collected clinical data and sera from 62 consecutive s-IBM patients and 62 other inflammatory myopathies patients. Testing for anti-cN1A antibodies was performed using a com-mercial ELISA. Anti-cN1A antibodies were detected in 23 s-IBM patients, resulting in a sensitivity of 37.1% with a specificity of 96.8%. Positive and negative predictive values were 92.0% and 60.6%, respectively. We did not find significant difference regarding demographic variables, nor quadriceps or finger flexor weakness. Nevertheless, we found that anti-cN1A-positive patients presented significantly lower scores in IBMFRS item 1 (swallowing, p = 0.045) and more frequently reported more severe swallowing problems, expressed as an IBMFRS item 1 score ≤ 2 (p < 0.001). We confirmed the low sensitivity and high specificity of anti-cN1A Ab in s-IBM patients with a high positive predictive value. The presence of anti-CN1A antibodies identified patients with a greater risk of more severe dysphagia.


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Author(s): Lucchini M, Maggi L, Pegoraro E, Filosto M, Rodolico C, Antonini G, Garibaldi M, Valentino ML, Siciliano G, Tasca G, De Arcangelis V, De Fino C, Mirabella M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Cells

Year: 2021

Volume: 10

Issue: 5

Online publication date: 10/05/2021

Acceptance date: 05/05/2021

Date deposited: 22/08/2023

ISSN (electronic): 2073-4409

Publisher: MDPI

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10051146

DOI: 10.3390/cells10051146

Data Access Statement: The data presented in this study are available on reasonable request from the corresponding author.

PubMed id: 34068623


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