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Thorax 55:343-344 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.343
  • Case Report

Five cases of sarcoidosis in one family: a new immunological link?

Table 1

HLA typing data split into familial haplotypes, levels of T cell subsets, and secretion of IL-2, IL-4, and IFN-γ in four cases of familial sarcoidosis

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
HLA typing
 Haplotypes A2, B7, DR12 A2, B51, DR14 A3, B8, DR17 A2, B7, DR12
A2, B51, DR14 A32, B44, DR14 A11, B7, DR15 A11, B7, DR15
T cell subsets (×109/l)
 CD3 (NR 1.1–1.7) 1.01 0.64 1.05 0.74
 CD4 (NR 0.7–1.1) 0.47 0.44 0.62 0.29
 CD8 (NR 0.5–0.9) 0.58 0.18 0.36 0.30
Cytokines (pg/ml)
 IL-2 (NR 600–1500) 275 274 63
 IL-4 (NR 0–35) 426 13 4
 IFN-γ (NR 1000–20000) 2681 6000 6224
  • IL = interleukin; IFN = interferon; NR = normal range.

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