The mean (SD) differences of serum lysozyme levels between patients with presumed sarcoidosis and AS, BD, presumed latent TB, presumed latent syphilis and control group were 6.641 (1.334), 6.394 (1.346), 5.778 (1.392), 6.785 (2.198), and 7.568 (1.756) mg/L respectively (Table 5). This evidence concerns the gene LYZ and sarcoidosis.