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A doctor diagnoses a patient with a disease called polymyositis. The patient tires quickly when walking, has difficulty swallowing, and struggles to raise his arms above his head. This disease primarily
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A doctor diagnoses a patient with a disease called polymyositis. The patient tires quickly when walking, has difficulty swallowing, and struggles to raise his arms above his head. This disease primarily affects which type of tissue?

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Polymyositis affects muscle tissue in the patients body

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