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Homozygous variant rs2076530 of BTNL2 and familial sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Jul 2009
Coudurier M, Freymond N, Aissaoui S, Calender A, Pacheco Y, Devouassoux G
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RATIONALE: Despite extensive studies, the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis is largely unknown. Although multiple environmental and putative infectious agents have been proposed, none was retained as a major contributor to the disease occurrence. Genetic predisposition to sarcoidosis was considered as a significant factor and numerous candidate genes have been reviewed. This last point was reinforced since the...
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