Autoimmune myositis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000978",
  "term": "Autoimmune myositis",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A group of rare systemic inflammatory muscle diseases in which the immune system attacks muscle, causing inflammation, weakness and damage. The main forms are polymyositis and dermatomyositis, the latter with a characteristic skin rash, and myositis also occurs with malignancy or with other autoimmune diseases such as mixed connective tissue disease and systemic sclerosis. Autoantibodies such as anti-Jo-1, directed against an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, are associated with the group.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "autoantibody",
    "autoimmune disease",
    "mixed connective tissue disease",
    "systemic",
    "systemic lupus erythematosus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1217 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/autoimmune-myositis/"
}