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Clinical insights and basic science correlates in sarcoidosis.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Jan 2001
Mandel J, Weinberger S E
Abstract excerpt
More than a century has elapsed since the initial description of sarcoidosis, but critical aspects of the disorder remain poorly understood. Information obtained from epidemiologic observations and basic laboratory research suggests that the disease may represent an immunologic response to an exogenous agent in a genetically susceptible individual. However, a definitive etiologic role for any specific exogenous...
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