Nevertheless, sterile granulomas had modestly higher TNF (p = 0.0091), IL-17 (p = 0.0344) and T-1/T-17 (CD3+ T cells producing single or combinations of IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, or IL-17 cytokines) (p = 0.0273) cytokine producing T cells than non-sterile granulomas. The gene discussed is IL17A; the disease is Granuloma.