FGF23 is broadly implicated in human disease, including autosomal-dominant hypophosphataemic rickets, tumour-induced osteomalacia, familial tumoral calcinosis and end-stage kidney disease.

Health charity Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK (SRUK) is urging the public to take a 60-second online test to find out if they may have the condition. Raynaud’s is caused by the acute narrowing of blood ...

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The patient underwent noninvasive vascular studies the next day with inability to obtain ankle-brachial index due to medial calcinosis and inability to obtain toe pressures due to amputation, wound, ...

Second, a speckled pattern uncovered multiple rare SSc-specific aAbs. Third, the nuclear dots pattern was associated with aAbs to survival of motor neuron (SMN) complex and a novel scleromyositis ...

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Calcinosis occurred in 6% (78/1314) of cases overall but was more common in those with JDM (44% (23/52) of JDM vs 4% (55/1262), OR 17.4, 95% CI 9.45 to 32.04, p<0.001) and CTD-overlap myositis (10% ...

Dr B Manger, Department of Internal Medicine III, University Erlangen Krankenhausstr 12, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany Newer US techniques, which are currently being evaluated, include colour and power ...

The objectives of the treatment of dermatomyositis include improving the physical function by treating muscle weakness and skin disease, as well as addressing any other underlying complications ...