Sarcoidosis was once thought to be a rare condition. It’s now known to affect tens of thousands of people in the United States alone.

Although sarcoidosis can occur in persons regardless of their race, gender or geographic location, it is more common among women and in African Americans. In the United States, the risk of sarcoidosis is up to twice as high in women compared to men, and three to four-fold greater in African Americans than in Caucasians.

Sarcoidosis is mainly a disease of young adults, with onset between the ages of 20 and 40 years old. Occurrence of the disease can also be found in children and the elderly.

To learn more about sarcoidosis and why some people are susceptible to the disease while others are not, we are conducting a low-risk research study involving patients with sarcoidosis and healthy individuals without the disease.

If you’ve been diagnosed with sarcoidosis, you might want to consider joining our research study. Participation includes up to 3 outpatient visits, including one to determine study eligibility. Participants will be given a set of self-administered questionnaires to complete, along with a standard skin test of immunity and one to three blood draws.

No insurance is required. Study participants are reimbursed per clinic visit.

To join this study, please contact:
Stephen Oliver
M.D., Principal Investigator
212-263-3874
Stephen.Oliver@med.nyu.edu

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