This article briefly reviews conventional biomarkers used clinically to (1) support a diagnosis and (2) monitor disease progression in patients with sarcoidosis. Potential new biomarkers identified by genome-wide screening and the approaches to discover these biomarkers are described.
Keywords: Biomarkers; GWAS; Microarray; Molecular signature; Sarcoidosis; Sequencing.
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