Specific Autoantibodies and Clinical Phenotypes Correlate with the Aberrant Expression of Immune-Related MicroRNAs in Dermatomyositis

Figure 4

Correlations between serum miRNA levels and organ involvement in DM patients. (a) Significant difference was observed between expression levels of serum miR-146b-5p in DM patients with and without ILD (). (b) The serum levels of miR-150-5p were significantly higher in DM patients with NSIP than in those with UIP ( and , respectively). (c) The expression levels of serum miR-146b-5p were higher in DM patients with cancer than in those without cancer and HCs ( and , respectively). Multiple comparisons for continuous variables were performed using the analysis of variance (ANOVA). , , and .

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