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Review: role of genetics in susceptibility and outcome of sarcoidosis.
Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Aug 2010
Grunewald Johan
Abstract excerpt
Sarcoidosis develops in genetically predisposed individuals that are exposed to unknown antigens. There is a statistically significant increased risk for the disease among family members of sarcoidosis patients, and the disease differs in different ethnic groups. It is a genetically complex disease, with many genes contributing, both as risk factors but also with an influence on the disease course. The strongest...
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