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Is polymyositis rheumatica an autoimmune disease? my dad has this and i have a sytemic autoimmune connective tissue disease as well. genetic?
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Yes: Pmr is likely an autoimmune disease but there is no significant evidence that it can be inherited.
Answered 6/1/2014
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