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Chromosome analysis of lymphocytes from the peripheral blood of 20 patients with sarcoidosis and 10 healthy controls showed a significantly greater number of hypomodal cells among the patients. Two patients receiving systemic treatment with glucocorticoids had many chromosomal aberrations.
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Chromosom-Analyse der Lymphocyten des peripheren Blutes von 20 Patienten mit Sarcoidosis und 10 gesunden Kontrollpersonen zeigte eine signifikant größere Anzahl von hypomodalen Zellen bei den Patienten. Zwei Patienten, die mit Glucocorticoiden behandelt wurden, hatten viele chromosomale Mißbildungen.
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Veien, N.K., Wulf, H.C. Chromosome analysis in patients with sarcoidosis. Arch Dermatol Res 268, 9–13 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00403881
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