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Clinical phenotyping in sarcoidosis using cluster analysis.
Respiratory research - 9 Apr 2022
Lin Nancy W, Arbet Jaron, Mroz Margaret M, Liao Shu-Yi, Restrepo Clara I, Mayer Annyce S, Li Li, Barkes Briana Q, Schrock Sarah, Hamzeh Nabeel, Fingerlin Tasha E, Carlson Nichole E, Maier Lisa A
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BACKGROUND: Most phenotyping paradigms in sarcoidosis are based on expert opinion; however, no paradigm has been widely adopted because of the subjectivity in classification. We hypothesized that cluster analysis could be performed on common clinical variables to define more objective sarcoidosis phenotypes. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 554 sarcoidosis cases to identify distinct...
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