Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) presents with a characteristic ... polymyositis to a controlled study that investigated treatment with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin.

Exposures to silica dust, solvents or heavy metals increase the likelihood of developing various forms of myositis, ...

New research examining the skeletal muscle cells of patients with inclusion body myositis (IBM) has revealed that the nucleic acid-binding protein TDP-43, which is normally restricted to the ...

sIBM is a complex disorder, the underlying cause of which is unclear. The observation that the intact muscle fibers are invaded by T lymphocytes, whereas the vacuolated fibers lack T-cell ...