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Peripheral blood lymphopenia in sarcoidosis associates with HLA-DRB1 alleles but not with lung immune cells and organ involvement.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 13 Oct 2023
Darlington Pernilla, Melin Jonas, Rivera Natalia, Grunewald Johan, Eklund Anders, Kullberg Susanna
Abstract excerpt
Different human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles associate with disease phenotypes in sarcoidosis. Peripheral blood (PB) lymphopenia is reported as more common in sarcoidosis patients with worse prognosis. The mechanisms behind are unrecognized but a PB depletion due to lymphocytes migrating to lung and/or extra pulmonary organs has been suggested. Insights into associations between HLA alleles, lung immune cells,...
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