Methods, devices, kits and systems for diagnosing inclusion body myositis (IBM) are provided. Methods, devices, kits and systems involves detecting the presence and/or level of autoantibodies that are reactive against at least a ~43 kilodalton (kDa) protein or ~43kDa protein band from a muscle lysate or a mammalian cell lysate, or autoantibodies that are reactive against a cytosolic 5'- nucleotidase 1A protein (NT5C1A), or a cytosolic 5'- nucleotidase 1B protein (NT5C1B), or a NT5C1B isoform thereof, or a peptide fragment thereof, an isolated peptide thereof or a fusion protein comprising an isolated peptide of NT5C1A or NT5C1B. Such autoantibodies are only found in IBM patients and not in patients with other myopathies.
DETECTING INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS