| Literature DB >> 4675181 |
W J Williams, E Pioli, D J Jones, M Dighero.
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Circulating lymphocytes from 30 patients with sarcoidosis when stimulated in vitro with Kveim-induced macrophage migration factor, the Kmif test, produced a guinea-pig macrophage migration inhibition factor in 21 of 30 cases (70%). In those patients not on steroids the results showed a good correlation with the cutaneous Kveim test. One positive test was found in 16 normal subjects. Our results suggest that the Kmif test may prove a useful rapid alternative to the Kveim test.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 4675181 PMCID: PMC477573 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.25.11.951
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411