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h-index: 24
Works: 62
Citations: 2,692

Most-cited papers

Human endogenous retrovirus-K contributes to motor neuron disease
Wenxue Li, Myoung-Hwa Lee, L. Henderson, R. Tyagi +14 more
2015Science Translational Medicine456 citations Open access
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Antibody Levels Correlate with Creatine Kinase Levels and Strength in Anti-HMG-CoA Reductase-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy
J. Werner, L. Christopher-Stine, S. Ghazarian, K. Pak +4 more
2012Arthritis & Rheumatism252 citations Open access
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Anti-HMG-CoA reductase antibodies are rare in statin users, including those with self-limited musculoskeletal side-effects
A. Mammen, K. Pak, E. Williams, D. Brisson +3 more
2012Arthritis care & research205 citations Open access
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Identification of distinctive interferon gene signatures in different types of myositis
I. Pinal-Fernández, M. Casal-Domínguez, A. Derfoul, K. Pak +11 more
2019Neurology198 citations Open access
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Machine learning algorithms reveal unique gene expression profiles in muscle biopsies from patients with different types of myositis
I. Pinal-Fernández, M. Casal-Domínguez, A. Derfoul, K. Pak +11 more
2020Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases136 citations Open access
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Preexisting anti-acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies and B cell lymphopenia are associated with the development of myositis in thymoma patients treated with avelumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting programmed death-ligand 1
A. Mammen, A. Rajan, K. Pak, T. Lehky +8 more
2018Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases121 citations Open access
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Deep phenotyping of post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
B. Walitt, Komudi Singh, Samuel Lamunion, M. Hallett +66 more
2024Nature Communications119 citations Open access
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Neutrophil dysregulation is pathogenic in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
N. Seto, J. Torres-Ruíz, C. Carmona-Rivera, I. Pinal-Fernandez +20 more
2020JCI Insight119 citations Open access
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Cytosolic 5′-Nucleotidase 1A As a Target of Circulating Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Diseases
Thomas E. Lloyd, L. Christopher-Stine, I. Pinal-Fernández, E. Tiniakou +6 more
2015Arthritis care & research102 citations Open access
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Anti-HMGCR myopathy may resemble limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
P. Mohassel, O. Landon-Cardinal, A. Foley, S. Donkervoort +16 more
2018Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation101 citations Open access
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Anti-3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A Reductase Autoantibodies are Associated with DRB1*07:01 and Severe Myositis in Pediatric Myositis Patients
T. Kishi, L. Rider, K. Pak, L. Barillas-arias +8 more
2017Arthritis care & research94 citations Open access
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Pathologic autoantibody internalization in myositis
I. Pinal-Fernandez, Sandra Muñoz-Braceras, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +27 more
2024Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases75 citations Open access
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Performance of the 2017 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for inflammatory myopathies in patients with myositis-specific autoantibodies
M. Casal-Domínguez, I. Pinal-Fernandez, K. Pak, Wilson Huang +10 more
2021Arthritis & Rheumatology57 citations Open access
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Transcriptomic profiling reveals distinct subsets of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myositis
I. Pinal-Fernández, Á. Quintana, J. Milisenda, M. Casal-Domínguez +26 more
2022Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases56 citations Open access
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More prominent muscle involvement in patients with dermatomyositis with anti-Mi2 autoantibodies
I. Pinal-Fernández, C. Mecoli, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +11 more
2019Neurology52 citations Open access
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Expression of the Dermatomyositis Autoantigen TIF1γ in Regenerating Muscle
P. Mohassel, P. Rosen, L. Casciola-Rosen, K. Pak +1 more
2015Arthritis & Rheumatology49 citations Open access
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Myositis Autoantibodies: A Comparison of Results from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Myositis Panel to the Euroimmun Research Line Blot
C. Mecoli, J. Albayda, E. Tiniakou, J. Paik +8 more
2019Arthritis & Rheumatology48 citations Open access
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Persistent upregulation of the &bgr;‐tubulin tubb6, linked to muscle regeneration, is a source of microtubule disorganization in dystrophic muscle
D. Randazzo, Umara Khalique, Joseph J. Belanto, Aster Kenea +10 more
2018Human Molecular Genetics46 citations Open access
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Coexisting autoantibodies against transcription factor Sp4 are associated with decreased cancer risk in dermatomyositis patients with anti-TIF1γ autoantibodies
Y. Hosono, Brandon M. Sie, I. Pinal-Fernandez, K. Pak +19 more
2022Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases40 citations Open access
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Overlapping features of polymyositis and inclusion body myositis in HIV-infected patients
Thomas E. Lloyd, I. Pinal-Fernández, E. Michelle, L. Christopher-Stine +3 more
2017Neurology40 citations Open access
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Anti–3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl‐coenzyme a reductase necrotizing myopathy masquerading as a muscular dystrophy in a child
P. Mohassel, A. Foley, S. Donkervoort, P. Fequiere +3 more
2017Muscle and Nerve39 citations
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Anti-NT5C1A autoantibodies are associated with more severe disease in patients with juvenile myositis
R. Yeker, I. Pinal-Fernández, T. Kishi, K. Pak +4 more
2018Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases34 citations Open access
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Myositis autoantigen expression correlates with muscle regeneration but not autoantibody specificity
I. Pinal-Fernández, D. R. Amici, C. Parks, A. Derfoul +13 more
2019Arthritis & Rheumatology32 citations Open access
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Transcriptional derepression of CHD4/NuRD-regulated genes in the muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and anti-Mi2 autoantibodies
I. Pinal-Fernandez, J. Milisenda, K. Pak, Sandra Muñoz-Braceras +20 more
2023Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases30 citations
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Clinical diversity of struma ovarii
Su Jung Kim, K. Pak, H. Lim, K. Yun +8 more
200223 citations
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Eosinophils do not drive acute muscle pathology in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Albert C. Sek, Ian N. Moore, Margery G. Smelkinson, K. Pak +5 more
2019Journal of Immunology20 citations Open access
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Antibody Levels Correlate with Creatine Kinase Levels and Strength in Anti-HMG-CoA Reductase-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy
A. Mammen, J. Werner, K. Pak, Jordan E. Kus +3 more
201217 citations
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Anti-Sp4 autoantibodies co-occur with anti-TIF1 and are associated with distinct clinical features and immunogenetic risk factors in juvenile myositis
M. A. Sherman, K. Pak, I. Pinal-Fernandez, W. Flegel +4 more
2023Arthritis & Rheumatology13 citations Open access
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Corrigendum: Persistent upregulation of the β-tubulin tubb6, linked to muscle regeneration, is a source of microtubule disorganization in dystrophic muscle.
D. Randazzo, Umara Khalique, Joseph J. Belanto, Aster Kenea +10 more
2019Human Molecular Genetics13 citations Open access
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Clinical features and immunogenetic risk factors associated with additional autoantibodies in anti-transcriptional intermediary factor 1γ juvenile-onset dermatomyositis
M. A. Sherman, Qingyuan Yang, L. Gutierrez-Alamillo, K. Pak +4 more
2023Arthritis & Rheumatology10 citations Open access
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Nailfold capillaroscopy findings of a multicentric multi-ethnic cohort of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
J. Torres-Ruiz, I. Pinal-Fernández, A. Selva-O'Callaghan, Bianca Campbell +10 more
2024Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology9 citations Open access
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Identification of Unique microRNA Profiles in Different Types of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Sandra Muñoz-Braceras, I. Pinal-Fernández, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +15 more
2023Cells9 citations Open access
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Coordinated local RNA overexpression of complement induced by interferon gamma in myositis
M. Casal-Domínguez, I. Pinal-Fernández, K. Pak, Sandra Muñoz-Braceras +19 more
2023Scientific Reports9 citations Open access
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Validation of anti-Mi2 autoantibody testing by line blot
I. Pinal-Fernández, K. Pak, M. Casal-Domínguez, Y. Hosono +3 more
2019Autoimmunity Reviews9 citations
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Pathogenic autoantibody internalization in myositis
I. Pinal-Fernández, Sandra Muñoz-Braceras, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +27 more
2024medRxiv8 citations Open access
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Anti-Mi2 autoantibodies target PHD fingers of SP140L and TIF1γ, while anti-TIF1γ autoantibodies primarily bind TIF1γ outside the PHD region
I. Pinal-Fernández, J. Musai, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +12 more
2025Rheumatology7 citations
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Distinct Cytokine and Cytokine Receptor Expression Patterns Characterize Different Forms of Myositis
R. Kirou, I. Pinal-Fernández, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +12 more
2025medRxiv7 citations Open access
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Anti-cortactin autoantibodies are associated with key clinical features in adult myositis but are rarely present in juvenile myositis.
I. Pinal-Fernandez, K. Pak, A. Gil-Vila, A. Baucells +16 more
2021Arthritis & Rheumatology7 citations Open access
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Myositis-specific autoantibodies recognising Mi2 also target the AIRE protein at a shared PHD zinc finger
J. Musai, Sahana Jayaraman, K. Pak, I. Pinal-Fernández +13 more
2025Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases6 citations
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Myositis-associated autoantibodies in juvenile myositis are associated with refractory disease and mortality
M. A. Sherman, P. Farhadi, K. Pak, E. Trieu +5 more
2024Arthritis & Rheumatology6 citations Open access
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Trim33 (Tif1γ) is not required for skeletal muscle development or regeneration but suppresses cholecystokinin expression
C. Parks, K. Pak, I. Pinal-Fernández, Wilson Huang +2 more
2019Scientific Reports4 citations Open access
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Anti-FHL1 autoantibodies in juvenile myositis are associated with anti-Ro52 autoantibodies but not with severe disease features.
M. A. Sherman, R. Graf, S. Sabbagh, A. Galindo-Feria +9 more
2022Rheumatology3 citations Open access
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Slowly Progressive Limb-Girdle Weakness and HyperCKemia – Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy or Anti-3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA-Reductase-Myopathy?
M. Hiebeler, Raimo Franke, Maria Ingenerf, S. Krause +6 more
2022Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases3 citations Open access
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The indirect immunofluorescence assay autoantibody profiles of myositis patients without known myositis-specific autoantibodies
M. Casal-Domínguez, I. Pinal-Fernández, K. Pak, A. Marín-Sánchez +5 more
2020Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology3 citations
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Myeloid dendritic cell subsets characterize muscle of inclusion body myositis patients and correlate with the IFN-γ pathway and effector T cell markers
R. Kirou, I. Pinal-Fernández, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +15 more
2026Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases2 citations Open access
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Spatial transcriptomics reveals mechanism of autoimmunity driven by internalized autoantibodies
I. Pinal-Fernández, K. Pak, M. Casal-Domínguez, Sandra Muñoz-Braceras +38 more
2026medRxiv1 citations Open access
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Identification of a distinctive gene signature associated with disease activity in granulomatous myositis
I. Pinal-Fernández, N. Ruffer, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +15 more
2025Rheumatology1 citations
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Activated Dendritic Cell Subsets Characterize Muscle of Inclusion Body Myositis Patients and Correlate with KLRG1+ and TBX21+ CD8+ T cells
R. Kirou, I. Pinal-Fernández, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +14 more
2025medRxiv1 citations
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Prevalence and functional characterization of anti-interferon autoantibodies in inflammatory myopathies
I. Pinal-Fernández, Lindsey B. Rosen, J. L. Gómez-Vázquez, M. Casal-Domínguez +7 more
2025Rheumatology1 citations Open access
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Identification of a distinctive gene signature in granulomatous myositis
I. Pinal-Fernández, N. Ruffer, M. Casal-Domínguez, K. Pak +15 more
2025medRxiv1 citations Open access
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