“A better way to think about immunodeficiency is as immune dysregulation. It is paradoxical, but many patients with immunodeficiencies are also at increased risk for autoimmunity and for granuloma formation,”” said Mahta Mortezavi, MD.

New technologies make it possible to measure tens of thousands of cells at once, giving researchers an opportunity for improving our understanding of disease on a molecular level.

A Monday afternoon Clinical Practice session will examine several comorbidities that can complicate management and affect longterm prognoses for patients.

“There is a great need to recognize when to treat this disease, because, as with many of our other rheumatic diseases, there’s a window of opportunity,” said Suzanne Li, MD, PhD.

Recent and ongoing research continues to increase understanding of the underlying mechanisms of myositis, providing important groundwork for the development of new diagnostic and screening tools and novel