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The Blau syndrome gene is not a major risk factor for sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Sept 1999
Rybicki B A, Maliarik M J, Bock C H, Elston R C, Baughman R P, Kimani A P, Sheffer R G, Chen K M, Major M, Popovich J, Iannuzzi M C
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BACKGROUND: A genetic predisposition to sarcoidosis has long been postulated, although no specific susceptibility genes are known. Candidate genes for the two granulomatous inflammatory disorders with clinical similarities to sarcoidosis, Blau syndrome and Crohn's disease, have been localized to a 40 centimorgan region spanning the chromosome 16 centromere. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Using a sample of 35...
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