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The CD4+ lymphopenic sarcoidosis phenotype is highly responsive to anti-tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} therapy.
Chest - 1 Jun 2010
Crouser Elliott D, Lozanski Gerard, Fox Charity C, Hauswirth David W, Raveendran Rekha, Julian Mark W
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The treatment options for patients with sarcoidosis are presently limited, and it is unclear which treatments are most effective for any given patient. We have identified a sarcoidosis phenotype characterized by CD4(+) lymphopenia and resistance to conventional immunosuppressants, such as corticosteroids and methotrexate. Based on recent reports linking tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha to regulatory T-cell...
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