Patients are needed to define clinical, immunologic, and immunogenetic subsets of patients with juvenile myositis. Patients may have any level of disease activity, incluyding inactive disease.
Participation requires completion of detailed questionaire and a collection of a blood sample.
We are organizing a study involving muscle biopsies of juvenile polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients for a systematic examination of immunohistochemistry and other immune markers. Please contact Fred Miller or Lisa Rider if you are able to contribute any samples. Last updated 05 October 1999 .