Serum from patients with sarcoidosis significantly (p < 0.01) induced the expression of FCGR1B, GBP1, IFIT2, IRF7, MYD88, SERPING1, STAT1, UBE2L6, and MX1 compared to serum from patients with TB (Supplementary Figs. 1B–J). This evidence concerns the gene STAT1 and tuberculosis.