Chest radiograph staging of sarcoidosis patients genotyped for thecaspase recruitment domain (CARD)15, and both CARD15 and C-C chemokine receptor (CCR)5 single nucleotide polymorphisms, at presentation, 2 yrs and 4 yrs
| Presentation | 2 yrs | 4 yrs | |
| CARD15 | |||
| Subjects n | 177 | 158 | 126 |
| Stage 0 | 22 (12.4) | 33 (20.9) | 37 (29.4) |
| Stage I | 33 (18.6) | 24 (15.2) | 12 (9.5) |
| Stage II | 39 (22.0) | 21 (13.3) | 10 (7.9) |
| Stage III | 16 (9.0) | 11 (7.0) | 6 (4.8) |
| Stage IV | 67 (37.9) | 69 (43.7) | 61 (48.4) |
| CARD15 and CCR5 | |||
| Subjects n | 160 | 144 | 115 |
| Stage 0 | 21 (13.1) | 31 (21.5) | 35 (30.4) |
| Stage I | 29 (18.1) | 22 (15.3) | 9 (7.8) |
| Stage II | 35 (21.9) | 17 (11.8) | 10 (8.7) |
| Stage III | 14 (8.8) | 11 (7.6) | 6 (5.2) |
| Stage IV | 61 (38.1) | 63 (43.8) | 55 (47.8) |
Data are presented as n (%), unless otherwise stated.