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Title: Sarcopenia assessed by DXA and hand-grip dynamometer: a potential marker of damage, disability and myokines imbalance in inflammatory myopathies.

Margherita GianniniAnne-Laure CharlesCharles EvrardJulien BlaessMaude Bouchard-MarmenLéa DebrutSimone PerniolaGilles LavernyRose-Marie JavierAnne CharlouxBernard GenyAlain Meyer
Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2024)
DXA and hand-grip dynamometer are useful tools to assess damage in IM. Irisin and osteonectin may play a role in IM damage pathogenesis.
Keyphrases
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  • body composition
  • bone mineral density
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  • skeletal muscle
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • dual energy
  • community dwelling