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Lung-related death among patients positive for auto-antibodies in the myositis panel test (MPT) stratified by the ANA titer. MPT-positive IP patients without CTDs were investigated (n = 49). The observation period was 24 months. White: surviving Ro52 positive patients, black: Ro52 positive patients who died, mesh: Ro52 negative patients who were positive for other antibodies and survived, diagonal lines: Ro52 negative patients who were positive for other antibodies and died.
