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Sarcoidosis and tuberculosis: a connection to the human leukocyte antigen system.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2013
Dubaniewicz A, Zimmermann A, Smigielska M, Dubaniewicz-Wybieralska M, Moszkowska G, Wysocka J, Adamczyk-Bak K, Slominski J M, Deeg P
Abstract excerpt
Infectious, genetic factors, and autoimmunity have been considered as potential causes of sarcoidosis (SA). Pathological similarities between SA and tuberculosis (TB) suggest M. tuberculosis antigen(s) as causative agent(s). Our published comparative analysis of the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) system in patients with SA or TB in the same ethnic group revealed that some antigens were connected with high risk of...
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