“…The diagnostic significance of autoantibodies in sIBM has been questioned and myositis-specific (MSA) or myositis-associated auto-antibodies (MAA), which are frequently noted in other IIMs such as dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), or anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS), are not common in this form of myositis. The treatment of these diseases is at times puzzling and drug-induced remission is not favourable [ 2 ].…”