Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis Cytokine Profiles: Indistinguishable in Bronchoalveolar Lavage but Different in Blood

Muhunthan Thillai; Christian Eberhardt; Alex M. Lewin; Lee Potiphar; Suzie Hingley-Wilson; Saranya Sridhar; Jonathan Macintyre; Onn Min Kon; Melissa Wickremasinghe; Athol Wells; Mark E. Weeks; Donald Mitchell; Ajit Lalvani

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038083

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Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis Cytokine Profiles: Indistinguishable in Bronchoalveolar Lavage but Different in Blood

Muhunthan Thillai,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Christian Eberhardt,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Alex M. Lewin,

Affiliation Biostatistics Group, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Lee Potiphar,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Suzie Hingley-Wilson,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Saranya Sridhar,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Jonathan Macintyre,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Onn Min Kon,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Melissa Wickremasinghe,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Athol Wells,

Affiliation Interstitial Lung Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College London NHS Healthcare Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Mark E. Weeks,

Affiliation Molecular Haematology and Cancer Biology Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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Donald Mitchell,

Affiliation Interstitial Lung Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College London NHS Healthcare Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Ajit Lalvani

* E-mail: a.lalvani@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis Cytokine Profiles: Indistinguishable in Bronchoalveolar Lavage but Different in Blood

Muhunthan Thillai,
Christian Eberhardt,
Alex M. Lewin,
Lee Potiphar,
Suzie Hingley-Wilson,
Saranya Sridhar,
Jonathan Macintyre,
Onn Min Kon,
Melissa Wickremasinghe,
Athol Wells

Published: July 16, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038083

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