Considering the scarcity of studies that utilized IHC staining on muscle specimens of IIM, we believe that the significant associations of various IHC markers (e.g., CD3, CD4, CD20, MX1 expression on immune cells, expression of MHC class I and HLA-DR on myofibers) shown in logistic regression analyses would provide important clues to the pathogenesis of ILD in IIMs, which should be further investigated in targeted studies. The gene discussed is MX1; the disease is interstitial lung disease.