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Evidence for disease phenotype associated haplotypes (DR.TNF) in sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Oct 2001
Seitzer U, Gerdes J, Müller-Quernheim J
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK: In a previous study, gene polymorphisms of the MHC locus (-308 TNFalpha promotor, HLA-DR) in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis had been investigated and significant correlations with the presentation of the disease as defined by the presence of Löfgren syndrome had been found. Since genotyping of both loci was necessary to reveal a significant difference on the genetic level...
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