Association of <em>TNFAIP3</em> gene polymorphism (<em>rs5029939</em>) with susceptibility and clinical phenotype of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Our study suggests that TNFAIP3 rs5029939 gene polymorphism is associated with SLE susceptibility and may have an impact on its clinical phenotype. As such association differs among populations of diverse ethnic backgrounds, larger genome-wide association studies are warranted to further elucidate genetic associations.