2024
Comparison of organ involvement clusters in Black and White American sarcoidosis patients from a prospectively collected patient registry
Harper L, Tauquir A, Huang S, Wang X, Schupp J, Baughman R, Culver D. Comparison of organ involvement clusters in Black and White American sarcoidosis patients from a prospectively collected patient registry. Respiratory Medicine 2024, 226: 107605. PMID: 38537782, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2024.107605.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Genetic and geographic influence on phenotypic variation in European sarcoidosis patients
Freitag-Wolf S, Schupp J, Frye B, Fischer A, Anwar R, Kieszko R, Mihailović-Vučinić V, Milanowski J, Jovanovic D, Zissel G, Bargagli E, Rottoli P, Bumbacea D, Jonkers R, Ho L, Gaede K, Dubaniewicz A, Marshall B, Günther A, Petrek M, Keane M, Haraldsdottir S, Bonella F, Grah C, Peroš-Golubičić T, Kadija Z, Pabst S, Grohé C, Strausz J, Safrankova M, Millar A, Homolka J, Wuyts W, Spencer L, Pfeifer M, Valeyre D, Poletti V, Wirtz H, Prasse A, Schreiber S, Dempfle A, Müller-Quernheim J. Genetic and geographic influence on phenotypic variation in European sarcoidosis patients. Frontiers In Medicine 2023, 10: 1218106. PMID: 37621457, PMCID: PMC10446882, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1218106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute onsetOrgan involvementSarcoidosis phenotypesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsType of onsetCompetent ethics committeeGenetic variantsSarcoidosis cohortSarcoidosis patientsClinical featuresAcute diseaseVariable diseaseFull cohortClinical phenotypeHLA polymorphismObserved associationsEthics CommitteeOnset phenotypeStrong associationGenetic polymorphismsSignificant genetic associationSarcoidosisPatientsCohortAssociation
2021
Abnormal FeV1 and body mass index are associated with impaired cough-related quality of life in sarcoidosis patients
Frye B, Potasso L, Farin E, Fichtner U, Birring S, Müller-Quernheim J, Schupp J. Abnormal FeV1 and body mass index are associated with impaired cough-related quality of life in sarcoidosis patients. Respiratory Medicine 2021, 188: 106600. PMID: 34530353, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeicester Cough QuestionnaireCough-related qualityQuality of lifeSarcoidosis patientsLCQ scoreBody mass indexAbnormal FEV1Routine followLung functionOrgan impairmentTreatable traitsMass indexDisease burdenGranulomatous diseaseFEV1PatientsSarcoidosisBMIScoresQuestionnaireLungCohortFollowDiseaseLife
2018
Psychometric properties of the German version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in sarcoidosis
Schupp JC, Fichtner UA, Frye BC, Heyduck-Weides K, Birring SS, Windisch W, Criée CP, Müller-Quernheim J, Farin E. Psychometric properties of the German version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in sarcoidosis. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0205308. PMID: 30286204, PMCID: PMC6171952, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeicester Cough QuestionnaireHRQL questionnairesSarcoidosis patientsHealth-related qualityPsychometric propertiesRasch model fitGerman versionInternal consistencyInterventional trialsCommon symptomsPulmonary medicineClinical settingSarcoidosisPatientsFloor effectsProfound negative impactModerate correlationConcurrent validitySkewed responseStructured interviewsQuestionnaireComparative questionnaireCoughCohortSymptoms