The proportions of HLA-DR+CD11c+ mDCs in total BAL cells did not significantly differ between sarcoidosis patients and healthy controls (median: 0.26%, range: 0.07-1.4 and median: 0.17%, range: 0.03-0.43, respectively; Figure 2A), corroborating earlier studies [24]. This evidence concerns the gene ITGAX and sarcoidosis.