A new autoantibody to valyl transfer RNA synthetase associated with anti-synthetase syndrome Dr Tsuneo Sasai and Dr Ran Nakashima (both Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan) join Dr Latika Gupta to discuss a 43-year-old male patient clinically diagnosed with anti-synthetase syndrome but lacking any known disease-specific autoantibodies. They identify a new autoantibody directed against valyl tRNA synthetase and highlight the importance of identifying more such cases to identify clinical characteristics. You can read this article in Rheumatology. Thanks for listening to Talking Rheumatology Research! Join the conversation on Twitter using #TalkingRheumResearch, or tweet us @RheumJnl. Want to read more of our research? Explore Rheumatology and Rheumatology Advances in Practice.