However, only relative molecular expression of CMPK2 (Z = −2.089, p = 0.038) and IFI27 (Z = −3.077, p = 0.001) was found to be significantly upregulated after peripheral blood validation, LAP3 was not differentially expressed between DM and control group (Z = −0.266, p = 0.824) (Figures 6A–C). Here, CMPK2 is linked to dermatomyositis.