HLA-A and sarcoidosis: Our study also extends the role of the 8.1 ancestral haplotype (HLA-A*01:01∼HLA-B*08:01∼HLA-C*07:01∼HLA-DRB1*03:01∼HLA-DQA1*05:01∼HLA-DQB1*02:01), already implicated in autoimmune diseases, as a possible predictor of better prognosis in sarcoidosis.