Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor is not Associated with Sarcoidosis Susceptibility or Severity in Whites or Blacks
Odio CD, Miller EJ, Sauler M, Leng L, Piecychna M, Drake WP, Bucala R. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor is not Associated with Sarcoidosis Susceptibility or Severity in Whites or Blacks. Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, And Diffuse Lung Diseases 2020, 37: e2020003. PMID: 33264374, PMCID: PMC7690059, DOI: 10.36141/svdld.v37i3.9273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorHealthy controlsMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) promoter polymorphismsSarcoidosis severityInhibitory factorAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyLarge North American cohortHigh expressionSarcoidosis susceptibilityNorth American cohortPulmonary sarcoidosisSarcoidosis patientsAutoimmune diseasesInflammatory cytokinesSarcoidosis phenotypesSarcoidosis StudyAntitrypsin deficiencyPromoter polymorphismAmerican cohortSarcoidosisSmall sample sizeSeverityC SNPPatients