At the nominal P-value <0.01, 30 SNPs from 6 unbiased 20-gene signature genes were found to be significantly associated with sarcoidosis (Table 5), including 4 genes which overlapped between the AA and EA samples (NOG [noggin], RMB12B [RNA binding motif protein 12B], SESN3 [sestrin 3], TSHZ2 [teashirt zinc finger homeobox 2]). This evidence concerns the gene TSHZ2 and sarcoidosis.