Table 3

Molecular analysis for sodA among sarcoidosis and control specimens

Patient
Age, Sex, Racea
Biopsy site
Pathologic diagnosis
Presence of granuloma
Tissue storageb
PCR analysisc
sodA region(s)

Sarcoid 1
31, M, C
Lung
Sarcoidosis
Yes
Frozen
Mtb complex
4, 5
Sarcoid 2
46, F, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
Frozen
GDM
4
Sarcoid 3
65, M, U
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
Frozen
Mtb complex
2, 4
Sarcoid 4
29, F, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Sarcoid 5
36, F, AA
Lung
Sarcoidosis
Yes
Frozen
Mtb complex
4
Sarcoid 6
48, F, AA
Skin
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
3
Sarcoid 7
30, M, AA
Skin
Sarcoidosis
Yes
Frozen
Mtb complex
5
Sarcoid 8
33, F, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
4
Sarcoid 9
50, F, AA
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Sarcoid 10
50, M, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
5
Sarcoid 11
41, F, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Sarcoid 12
39, M, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Sarcoid 13
46, M, AA
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
5
Sarcoid 14
45, M, C
Skin
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
2
Sarcoid 15
34, F, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
GDM
4
Sarcoid 16
28, M, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
Frozen
-
-
Sarcoid 17
34, M, C
Lymph node
Sarcoidosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
2
Control 1
70, F, C
Colon
Normal colon
No
Frozen
-
-
Control 2
22, F, C
Lymph node
Histoplasmosis
Yes
Frozen
Mtb complex
4, 5
Control 3
60, M, C
Lymph node
Nocardia
Yes
Frozen
-
-
Control 4
56, F, C
Lymph node
Cholangial carcinoma
No
Frozen
-
-
Control 5
49, M, C
Lymph node
Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
No
Frozen
-
-
Control 6
11, F, AA
Skin
Blastomycosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Control 7
51, F, C
Lung
Histoplasmosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Control 8
26, M, C
Lung
Histoplasmosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Control 9
30, M, C
Lung
Blastomycosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Control 10
25, M, C
Skin
Blastomycosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Control 11
26, M, C
Skin
Blastomycosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Control 12
36, M, U
Lung
Hodgkin's lymphoma
No
Frozen
-
-
Control 13
15, M, U
Lymph node
Hodgkin's lymphoma
No
Frozen
-
-
Control 14
68, M, C
Lymph node
Sinus histiocytosis
No
Frozen
-
-
Control 15
47, F, C
Lymph node
Histoplasmosis
Yes
FFPE
-
-
Control 16
35, F, C
Lung
Cryptococcus
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
4
TB 1
30, M, C
Lymph node
Tuberculosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
3, 5
TB 2
46, M, C
Knee
Tuberculosis
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
2, 4, 5
TB 3
36, M, H
Lymph node
Tuberculosis/AIDS
Yes
FFPE
Mtb complex
1 – 6

aC-Caucasian, AA-African American, H-Hispanic, U-Unknown; bFFPE – formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cGDM – genetically distinct mycobacteria

Allen et al. Respiratory Research 2008 9:36   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-9-36