Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6242541 | Respiratory Medicine | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Anti-synthetase positive cases were not rare among IIPs. Anti-synthetase should be screened for in IIPs, especially in pathological NSIP or UIP with lymphoid follicles. These patients should be screened for anti-synthetase even if no suggestive extrapulmonary manifestation exists.
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Authors
Kizuku Watanabe, Tomohiro Handa, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Yuji Hosono, Yoshio Taguchi, Satoshi Noma, Yoichiro Kobashi, Takeshi Kubo, Kensaku Aihara, Kazuo Chin, Sonoko Nagai, Tsuneyo Mimori, Michiaki Mishima,