CD8A and sarcoidosis: In sarcoidosis today, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is commonly used as a diagnostic method and in this study we aimed at investigating the usefulness of measuring the proportion of CD4+ Vα2.3+ T-cells, as an additional diagnostic test to the CD4/CD8-ratio, by evaluating the sensitivity and specificity for sarcoidosis of such BALF expansions.