Clinical epidemiology of familial sarcoidosis: A systematic literature review

• Published in: Respiratory medicine Vol. 149; pp. 36 - 41
• Main Authors: Terwiel, Michelle, van Moorsel, Coline H.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: African Americans; African Americans - genetics; Case reports; Clinical decision making; Clinical Decision-Making - methods; Clinical findings; Decision making; Environmental factors; Epidemiology; Estimates; Ethnic Groups - genetics; Etiology; European Continental Ancestry Group - genetics; Evidence-based medicine; Familial risk; Familial sarcoidosis; Families & family life; Family; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease - ethnology; Heritability; Humans; Ireland - ethnology; Literature reviews; Male; Minority & ethnic groups; Netherlands - ethnology; Phenotypes; Population; Population studies; Prevalence; Relative risks; Risk assessment; Risk Factors; Sarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis - diagnosis; Sarcoidosis - epidemiology; Siblings; Netherlands; Ireland; United States > US; Japan; Finland; Familial sarcoidosis; Relative risks; Heritability; Prevalence; Familial risk; Clinical findings

Although the presence of familial sarcoidosis has been confirmed, clinical and epidemiological data on its characteristics are scattered and sometimes paradoxical. The objective of this review is to assess what is known on the clinical epidemiology of familial sarcoidosis, by combining data from ear...