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Relationship between cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms and sarcoidosis among Japanese subjects.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Mar 2013
Kuroda H, Saijo Y, Fujiuchi S, Takeda H, Ohsaki Y, Hasebe N
Abstract excerpt
Several susceptibility genes for sarcoidosis have been identified, but their relationship to the clinical state and prognosis remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between sarcoidosis and five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of three cytokines expected to play an important role in the inflammatory response. A case-control study was performed with 208 unrelated...
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