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Monocytes could be a key player in sarcoidosis pathogenesis, study shows – News-Medical.Net
The cause of the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis is unknown.
The cause of the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis is unknown. In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated whether a type of immune cell called a monocyte could be a key player in sarcoidosis pathogenesis and explain why some patients develop more severe and chronic disease than others. The study, which is published in TheEuropean Respiratory Journal, opens new possibilities for future diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease…
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