Proteomic Analysis of Kveim Reagent Identifies Targets of Cellular Immunity in Sarcoidosis.

Kveim-reagent (Kv) skin testing was a historical method of diagnosing sarcoidosis. Intradermal injection of treated sarcoidosis spleen tissue resulted in a granuloma response at injection site by 4-6 weeks. Previous work indicates proteins as the possible trigger of this reaction. We aimed to identi...

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Main Authors: Christian Eberhardt, Muhunthan Thillai, Robert Parker, Nazneen Siddiqui, Lee Potiphar, Rob Goldin, John F Timms, Athol U Wells, Onn M Kon, Melissa Wickremasinghe, Donald Mitchell, Mark E Weeks, Ajit Lalvani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5256960?pdf=render