Causes And Risk Factors For Sarcoidosis

Family History

Research is currently being done on the way family history affects the risk of developing sarcoidosis. Multiple studies have indicated individuals are at an increased risk of sarcoidosis if they have close family members with the disease. However, the reason for this correlation is still unknown.

Hereditary illnesses are passed from parent to child through the genes. Many research studies are currently being done regarding genes and sarcoidosis. If sarcoidosis has a genetic link, researchers hope to isolate the gene or genes that cause the increased risk factors.

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Age

Sarcoidosis has the potential to affect anyone, regardless of their age. With that said, the disease most commonly develops in people between the ages of twenty and forty, though the exact reason for this is unknown. Many of the unanswered questions about sarcoidosis can be frustrating, but researchers are tirelessly conducting studies in an attempt to answer them.

It's common for sarcoidosis symptoms to mimic a significant number of other diseases, resulting in individuals often receive a misdiagnosis and being mistreated. For this reason, it's estimated the actual number of sarcoidosis cases is much higher than the number of official diagnoses.

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