Abstract
This study describes the occurrence of sarcoidosis with lung and skin involvement in a 56-yr-old woman who suffered from 5q-myelodysplastic syndrome since the age of 50. The 5q-myelodysplastic syndrome is marked by deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5, which carries the genes coding for T-helper cell 2 cytokines, such as interleukins-3, -4 and -5, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Although the aetiology of sarcoidosis remains unclear, sarcoid granulomatous inflammation is marked by predominant expression of T-helper cell 1 cytokines, with reduced expression of T-helper cell 2 cytokines. The authors suggest that 5q-abnormality may have pre-disposed to sarcoidosis through an imbalance in the cytokine network, caused by the deletion of genes coding for T-helper cell 2 cytokines.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 378-380 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Cardiac Series |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- 5q-syndrome
- Myelodysplasia
- Sarcoidosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine