to determine whether the il 2 gene is activated in sarcoidosis t cells in a systemic manner or only at sites of disease , cells obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage of individuals with active sarcoidosis , inactive sarcoidosis , and normals were evaluated for the spontaneous presence of il 2 transcripts by using a human il 2 cdna probe and northern analysis of extracted rna .
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