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Sarcoidosis

VariableImmune/AntibodyOMIM 181000
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Overview

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General features Clinical NM syndromes Myopathy Acute Chronic Nodular Neuropathy Sensory Mononeuropathies VII Multiple Mononeuropathy Vasculitis Myelopathy Laboratory Pathology Histopathology Treatment General features Prevalence General: 1 to 60 cases per 100,000 persons Geography Lowest: Far East Highest (20-180/100,000) Sweden US: African-American British: West Indian Race U.S.: Black 10x > White; ZNF592 Europe: White Exposures Nonsmokers > Smokers Central air conditioning Occupations Agriculture Insecticide & Bioaerosol exposure Females: More neurological & eye manifestations Genetic assoc

OMIM Entries

OMIM #181000OMIM #602421OMIM #142857OMIM #606000OMIM #612387OMIM #602572OMIM #612388OMIM #186580OMIM #605956OMIM #266600

Related Conditions

Shared genes
POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
DRB1TNF
Systemic connective tissue disorders & Vasculitis: Specific syndromes
TNF

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
OMIM
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
Orphanet
Portal for Rare Diseases
NORD
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.