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There is an assumption, that B cells and follicular T-helper (Tfh) cells may play an important role in this disorder, as well as in several other autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to determine CD19+ B cells subset distribution in the peripheral blood and to define disturbance in the circulating Tfh cells subsets in patients with sarcoidosis. The prospective comparative study was performed in 2016\u20132018, where peripheral blood B cell subsets and circulating Tfh cell subsets were analyzed in 37 patients with primarily diagnosed sarcoidosis and 35 healthy donors using multicolor flow cytometry. In the results of our study we found the altered distribution of peripheral B cell subsets with a predominance of \u201cna\u00efve\u201d (IgD\u2009+\u2009CD27\u2212) and activated B cell (Bm2 and Bm2\u2032) subsets and a decreased frequency of memory cell (IgD+ CD27+ and IgD\u2212 CD27+) in peripheral blood of sarcoidosis patients was demonstrated. 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