Table 3 Serological frequencies in overall non-CAM and CAM groups
n (%)
Non-CAMCAM
Autoantibody status(n = 266)(n = 16)
Myositis-specific antibodies
    Jo-158 (21.8)0
    PL-71 (0.4)0
    PL-121 (0.4)0
    EJ1 (0.4)0
    OJ3 (1.1)0
    KS1 (0.4)1 (6.2)
    Mi-216 (6.0)2 (12.5)
    SRP7 (2.6)0
    155/14011 (4.1)8 (50.0)
Myositis-associated antibodies
    U1-RNP32 (12.0)2 (12.5)
    U3-RNP4 (1.5)0
    Ku5 (1.9)0
    PM-Scl29 (10.9)0
None of the above autoantibodies106 (39.8)5 (31.2)
  • CAM, cancer-associated myositis.

  • Numbers do not add up to totals due to the presence of patients with multiple autoantibodies.

  • Risk of CAM: anti-155/140 antibody positive versus anti-155/140 antibody negative, p = 0.0009, odds ratio 23.2, 95% confidence interval 6.1–84.5.