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Genome wide association studies in inflammatory myopathy and

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Background<br />

• IIM rema<strong>in</strong> a therapeutic challenge –<br />

1) Often refractory<br />

2) Disease mechanisms poorly understood<br />

• Mechanistic research difficult, as IIM so rare:<br />

~ 1 new case per UK rheumatologist every 4-5<br />

yrs.

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