Article
Recent advances in the genetics of sarcoidosis.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2013
Spagnolo Paolo, Grunewald Johan
Abstract excerpt
Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous inflammatory disorder of unknown origin that may affect virtually any organ, although intrathoracic engagement is almost universal. Sarcoidosis may present rather dramatically as an acute disease, which usually resolves either spontaneously or with treatment, while other patients have an insidious onset and a chronic/progressive disease course. The different clinical phenotypes have...
Topics
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetics, Medical
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genomics
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- Phenotype
- Sarcoidosis
