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Elevated serum angiotensin converting enzyme correlates with specific HLA-DRB1 alleles and extrapulmonary manifestations in sarcoidosis.
Respiratory medicine and research - 1 Nov 2024
Rossides Marios, Megadimou Vasiliki, Smed-Sörensen Anna, Eklund Anders, Kullberg Susanna, Darlington Pernilla
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetics influence the clinical picture in sarcoidosis, a granulomatous heterogeneous disease often accompanied by elevated serum angiotensin converting enzyme (s-ACE). We aimed to investigate if certain HLA-DRB1 alleles correlate with the levels of s-ACE, known as a marker of the granuloma burden. METHODS: Medical journals of patients with sarcoidosis from a Swedish clinical registry were...
Topics
- Humans
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Female
- Retrospective Studies
- Male
- Sarcoidosis
- Middle Aged
- Adult
- Alleles
- Sweden
