Cancers and opportunistic infections in sarcoidosis are associated with an increased frequency of BTNL2 variants

M. Marcu, G. Devouassoux, M. Coudurier, D. Valeyre, A. Calender, V. Cottin, D. Israel-biet, S. Lebecque, B. Wallaert, Y. Pacheco (Pierre-Bénite, Bobigny, Lyon, Paris, Lille, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Genetics in the smokers corner: from inflammation in smokers via COPD to cancer
Session: Genetics in the smokers corner: from inflammation in smokers via COPD to cancer
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1441
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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