HLA-DRB1* alleles and symptoms associated with Heerfordt's syndrome in sarcoidosis

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Heerfordt's syndrome (HS) consists in its complete form of uveitis, parotid or salivary gland enlargement and cranial nerve palsy. The objective of the present study was to analyse if there are also links between HLA-DRB1* alleles and HS, as it is a specific phenotype of sarcoidosis. 1,000 patients with sarcoidosis, out of whom 83 had symptoms associated with HS, were included in the study together with a group...

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