The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium published recently a genome wide association study for several inflammatory conditions, such as RA, T1D or CD [27] Although the chromosomal region where the gene maps did not show association for any of the mentioned diseases, the SEPS1 polymorphisms were not analyzed and therefore their involvement in susceptibility could not be formally excluded. The gene discussed is SELENOS; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.