Talking Rheumatology Research

Ep 19. A new autoantibody associated with anti-synthetase syndrome

January 26, 2023 British Society for Rheumatology Season 1 Episode 19
Talking Rheumatology Research
Ep 19. A new autoantibody associated with anti-synthetase syndrome
Show Notes

A new autoantibody to valyl transfer RNA synthetase associated with anti-synthetase syndrome 

Dr Tsuneo Sasai and Dr Ran Nakashima (both Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan) join Dr Latika Gupta to discuss a 43-year-old male patient clinically diagnosed with anti-synthetase syndrome but lacking any known disease-specific autoantibodies. They identify a new autoantibody directed against valyl tRNA synthetase and highlight the importance of identifying more such cases to identify clinical characteristics. 

You can read this article in Rheumatology.

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